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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Darwin (ranked 238 p4p, 415 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 36 p4p, 57 weight class). Frank Dux has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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176 cm 24 170 7 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm 24 180 10 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ Solid boxing Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt World class MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Darwin! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Dux! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darwin manages to avoid it. Darwin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dux defends well and Darwin ends up having to push Dux into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Dux is defending well against a takedown attempt. Dux tries a body shot but Darwin blocks it.
Dux works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dux lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Dux misses with the head strike.
Dux lands a shoulder strike. Darwin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dux after a bit of a struggle. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Darwin. That's going to take a lot out of him. Dux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darwin backwards. Dux is stalling here.
Dux lands a body punch in the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dux pushes Darwin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A short right from Dux. Dux lands a hook that snaps the head of Darwin backwards.
 It looks like James Darwin has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Good body shot from Dux.
Darwin is breathing heavily. Dux lands on the inside with an uppercut. Dux lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Darwin or not.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dux drops Darwin with a huge uppercut! Darwin drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Dux is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Dux! Frank Dux is the new welterweight champion! A relieved looking Frank Dux thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. James Darwin was interviewed post fight and said 'totally unexpected...'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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