PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between James Duke (ranked 2644 p4p, 21203 weight class) and Carlton Adesanya (ranked 236 p4p, 378 weight class). James Duke could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carlton Adesanya's chin.

Duke
vs
Adesanya

178 cm
28
158
8 - 1 - 0

160 cm
39
147
27 - 37 - 4

Excellent MT
Very strong

Great elbows
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 1 - 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 27 - 37 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlton Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Damien Edna and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Duke connects with a nice looking jab.

Adesanya closes the distance and clinches.
Duke definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Duke lands a knee to the body.
Duke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duke gets through Adesanya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adesanya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Adesanya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duke throws a poor cross that misses

and Adesanya counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adesanya.
Duke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adesanya is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Duke.
Duke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duke.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Duke.
Duke controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Duke on the inside.
Duke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adesanya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duke blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Adesanya - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adesanya slowing the pace effectively.

Adesanya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duke throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Adesanya to counter with a crisp jab.

Adesanya clinches.
Duke lands with a left to the head.
Duke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adesanya avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adesanya.
Duke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adesanya scores with a shot to the side of Duke's head.
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.
Adesanya lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Duke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Duke.
A short right from Duke on the inside.
Duke trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Duke.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Duke.
Adesanya managing to block the knees to the body from Duke.
Duke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Duke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Duke throws a series of punches but Adesanya avoids them all with ease.

Adesanya closes the distance and pushes Duke back into the cage.

Duke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duke.
Adesanya unleashes a big counter combination but Duke bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Duke connects with the punch.
Duke throws a hook but Adesanya blocks it.
Duke throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Adesanya counters by clinching up.
A short left from Duke.
A short uppercut from Duke.
Duke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Duke.
Duke scores with a shot to the side of Adesanya's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duke pushes Adesanya back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Duke lands with a light punch inside.
Duke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head.
Duke lands a hook that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Duke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duke lands with a left to the head.
Duke lands a hook that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Duke lands a nice shot to the body.
James Duke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adesanya.
Duke scores with a hook to the body.
Duke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duke lands a right hand.
Duke lands a hook that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Duke.
Adesanya blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Adesanya.
Duke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adesanya avoids it.
Duke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adesanya.
Duke lands an uppercut.
Duke lands with a left to the head.
Duke lands a nice shot to the body.

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?
Adesanya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duke.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Duke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Duke is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice uppercut lands for Duke. That snapped Adesanya's head back.
Adesanya staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Duke misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Duke dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Duke misses with a leg kick

and Adesanya moves into the clinch.
Duke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head.
Duke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
A short left from Duke.
Duke lands an uppercut.
Duke tries to land knees in the clinch but Adesanya avoids the damage to the body.
Duke lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Duke.
A shot in the inside from Duke.
Duke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Duke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adesanya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Duke takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Adesanya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya takes a shot to the head.
Duke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Duke as the two fighters clinch.
Duke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Duke.
A short right from Duke.
A short left from Duke.
Adesanya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Duke tries to land knees in the clinch but Adesanya avoids the damage to the body.
Duke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adesanya pushes Duke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Duke.
Duke scores with a shot to the side of Adesanya's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duke.
A short right from Duke on the inside.
Duke lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Duke.
Duke pushes Adesanya back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
James Duke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Adesanya is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duke.
A short right from Duke on the inside.
Adesanya is still on wobbly legs! Can Duke finish him?
Duke lands with a right to the head.
Duke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adesanya or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carlton Adesanya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Adesanya.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Duke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duke 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Duke!
A less than humble James Duke misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.