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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between James Duke (ranked 2459 p4p, 21500 weight class) and Carlton Adesanya (ranked 198 p4p, 392 weight class). James Duke could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carlton Adesanya's chin.
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Excellent MT
Very strong
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 35 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlton Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya moves into range and clinches up with Duke.
Adesanya blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adesanya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adesanya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adesanya counters with a left and a right that stings Duke.
Duke misses with a right hand
and Adesanya counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adesanya.
A short right from Duke on the inside.
Adesanya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Adesanya throws a series of punches but Duke moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duke misses with a straight right.
Adesanya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duke throws a lazy uppercut
and Adesanya moves into the clinch.
Duke lands with a left to the head.
Duke lands a shot to the body.
Duke lands a shot to the body.
Adesanya takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Duke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head.
Duke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duke scores with a hook to the body.
Duke gets through Adesanya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Adesanya.
Duke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adesanya slowing the pace effectively.
Duke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Duke.
Duke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duke definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Adesanya cracks Duke with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adesanya scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like James Duke has been cut.
A short right from Duke on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Duke on the inside.
Duke scores with a shot to the side of Adesanya's head.
Duke lands with a light punch inside.
Duke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adesanya.
Duke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Duke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duke.
Duke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duke lands with a light punch inside.
Duke pushes Adesanya back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Adesanya.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Duke.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duke.
Duke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Duke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Duke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Adesanya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duke slips under a jab.
Duke looks to land a right hand but Adesanya moved out of range.
Adesanya moves away from the strike by Duke.
Adesanya closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Duke.
A right hook to the body lands for Duke.
Adesanya has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Duke seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Adesanya can turn it around.
Duke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Adesanya has time to react.
Adesanya rushes Duke and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya tries to land knees in the clinch but Duke avoids the damage to the body.
Duke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Duke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke scores with a shoulder strike.
Duke lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Duke.
Duke scores with a hook to the body.
Duke scores with a shoulder strike.
Duke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duke lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Duke.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duke.
Duke pushes Adesanya back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adesanya content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Adesanya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adesanya can do to turn this around?
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!
Adesanya throws a right and a left that Duke avoids nicely.
Duke misses with a straight left.
Adesanya steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Duke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke misses the jab.
James Duke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adesanya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carlton Adesanya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Duke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adesanya blocks a jab.
Adesanya tries to clinch up but Duke circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Duke misses the target.
Adesanya takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circling - Duke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Duke backs off Adesanya throws a huge counter combo but Duke manages to avoid it all.
Duke misses with a hook. Adesanya ducked under it nicely.
Duke misses with a hook. Adesanya ducked under it nicely.
Adesanya is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Duke is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Adesanya gets a clinch.
Duke missing with knees to the body.
Adesanya managing to block the knees to the body from Duke.
Duke scores with a shoulder strike.
Duke lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Duke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Duke's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Adesanya tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Duke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adesanya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Duke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duke misses with an uppercut. Adesanya saw that one coming.
Duke throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Adesanya counter with a right hand.
Adesanya staying out of range there.
Duke throws a poor cross that misses
and Adesanya counters with a series of strikes. Duke will be more careful next time no doubt.
Adesanya moves away from the strike by Duke.
Duke throws a right hand that misses
and Adesanya moves into the clinch.
Adesanya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Duke lands a nice uppercut.
Adesanya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Duke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adesanya avoiding damage as Duke throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duke.
Adesanya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duke tries to keep at a distance but Adesanya has taken the fight into the clinch.
Duke scores with a hook to the body.
Duke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Duke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duke lands a nice uppercut.
Duke is leaning against Adesanya and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duke gets through Adesanya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adesanya avoids it.
Duke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Duke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
James Duke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Duke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adesanya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James Duke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duke stalks Adesanya and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Adesanya's face. Adesanya staggers backwards, shaken.
Duke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adesanya was well out of range. Poor timing from Duke.
Adesanya unleashes a big counter combination but Duke bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Adesanya throws a head kick but Duke moves out of range.
Duke misses with a lunging right hand
and Adesanya counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adesanya.
Carlton Adesanya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Duke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Duke, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Duke!
After the fight, James Duke was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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