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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gul Dukat (ranked 2044 p4p, 869 weight class) and Toby Keith Yrkje (ranked 284 p4p, 130 weight class). Dukat comes into the arena with Guillotine (Swordz) blaring out of the sound system. Yrkje is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: As Good As I Once Was. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gul Dukat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Keith Yrkje!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukat ducks under a wild hook from Yrkje.
Dukat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dukat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yrkje moves away.
Yrkje tries a quick counter leg kick but Dukat is wise to it.
Dukat is looking to clinch.
Yrkje wants to land a leg kick but Dukat is out of range.
Dukat appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dukat checks a low kick from Yrkje.
Yrkje will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dukat scores with the left hand. Yrkje knows he should have avoided that one.
Yrkje waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dukat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yrkje wants to slow Dukat down by chopping away at his legs.
Dukat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yrkje moves away.
Dukat connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from Yrkje misses.
Yrkje's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dukat under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukat stuns Yrkje with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dukat tries to throw a body punch but Yrkje avoids it by throwing Dukat back against the cage.
Yrkje lands a hook that snaps the head of Dukat backwards.
Dukat manages to pull guard.
Yrkje trying to control but Dukat is working from the bottom.
Dukat working a defensive guard here.
Yrkje is pushing down on Dukat's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dukat is fighting to maintain full guard but Yrkje has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yrkje trying to mount his opponent but Dukat defends it.
Yrkje is thwarting Dukat's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dukat trying to control here.
Dukat actively working from the bottom here.
Dukat is in trouble now - Yrkje has advanced to mount!
Yrkje is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dukat can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukat tries to hold on but Yrkje pushes him away.
Yrkje thowing shots but they're missing.
Yrkje punching from mount but Dukat doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Yrkje trying to control but Dukat is having none of it.
Dukat bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dukat pushing down on Yrkje's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yrkje taking some punishment here, with Dukat in his half guard.
Dukat wants to pass the guard but Yrkje is defending well.
Dukat looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yrkje with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dukat is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dukat is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Yrkje wants to improve his position but Dukat is controlling well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gul Dukat will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yrkje fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Yrkje misses.
Yrkje just misses with a punch to the body.
Dukat tries to clinch there but Yrkje circles away.
Dukat slips a jab from Yrkje.
Dukat half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yrkje misses with a hook.
Yrkje has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dukat finds it's way round the side to connect with Yrkje's head.
Yrkje blocks a jab.
Yrkje looks to score with a jab to the body but Dukat is just out of range.
Dukat misses with a hook. Yrkje ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yrkje looks to score with a jab to the body but Dukat is just out of range.
Dukat lands a glancing blow to the side of Yrkje's head.
Toby Keith Yrkje seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yrkje throws a lazy right hand but Dukat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yrkje takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dukat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukat looking to score a takedown here. Yrkje is defending well but Dukat drives through and ends up in Yrkje's guard.
Dukat tries to free his leg and advance position but Yrkje is retaining full guard.
Dukat trying to control but Yrkje is working from the bottom.
Dukat engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yrkje holds on and takes a little breather.
Dukat showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dukat wants to control from the top but Yrkje keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dukat controls the pace.
Dukat trying to control but Yrkje is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Yrkje misses.
Nice defenses there by Dukat.
Yrkje throws the left hand but Dukat avoids the punch easily.
Yrkje throws a jab when Dukat was well out of range.
Dukat on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dukat walks into a straight right hand from Yrkje.
A clash of legs there as Dukat blocks the low kick.
Toby Keith Yrkje seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Yrkje misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukat feints and as Yrkje raises his hands in defense, Dukat changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yrkje keeping moving, preventing Dukat from controlling successfully.
Yrkje escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dukat gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dukat wants to control from the top but Yrkje keeps moving.
Yrkje has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dukat can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dukat postures up and lands a big shot to Yrkje's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukat wants to control from the top but Yrkje keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yrkje had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dukat defends it easily.
Dukat trying to control but Yrkje is working from the bottom.
Dukat postures up in Yrkje's guard and throws a big left but Yrkje blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yrkje is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dukat trying to control but Yrkje is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gul Dukat will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Yrkje slips under a jab.
Yrkje throws a hook but Dukat blocks it.
Dukat drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yrkje sprawls and moves away.
The fighters circling - Yrkje throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decent striking displayed by Yrkje there.
Yrkje jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dukat appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yrkje tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dukat was well out of range. Poor timing from Yrkje.
Dukat attempts a counter takedown but Yrkje avoids it well and moves away.
Yrkje swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dukat.
Yrkje displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dukat throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Yrkje.
Yrkje throws a shot from downtown. Dukat moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukat avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dukat feinted with a counter takedown.
Dukat fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yrkje sprawls well initially but Dukat persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dukat is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yrkje is staying active underneath Dukat, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yrkje is pressing down on Dukat's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yrkje looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dukat trying to control the position from guard on top but Yrkje is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dukat postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dukat advances to half guard.
Dukat working the head and body with strikes.
Dukat not doing much here.
Toby Keith Yrkje has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukat tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yrkje knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dukat looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yrkje with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dukat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yrkje keeps working.
Yrkje regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dukat is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dukat tries to free his leg and advance position but Yrkje is retaining full guard.
Dukat advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje is not content to let Dukat control the position.
Yrkje has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Yrkje struggling a bit here.
Gul Dukat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dukat is putting a hurting on Yrkje here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dukat wants to control but Yrkje is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dukat working the head with strikes.
Dukat tries to score with some ground and pound. Yrkje controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dukat advances to full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yrkje is squirming around, avoiding Dukat's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gul Dukat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dukat, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gul Dukat!
In his post fight interview, Gul Dukat started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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