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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bury Me With It. The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: Enter Sandman by Metallica. Raoul Duke could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carter Johnson's chin.
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269 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raoul Duke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carter Johnson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson throws a body punch but Duke moves out of range.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duke wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab by Johnson.
Duke is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Duke saw that one coming.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to de liver by Duke. Beautiful body shot.
Duke tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Duke has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Duke.
Duke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Duke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Duke.
Duke blocking some punches.
Duke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson tries to circle away but Duke has him pinned against the cage.
Duke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duke blocking some punches.
Johnson jumps guard but Duke stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Duke scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Duke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Duke keeps him there for the moment.
Duke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Duke throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Duke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Duke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson looks gassed!
Duke lands a knee to the head.
Duke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Duke.
A right hand to the body from Duke.
Duke with a knee to the head.
Duke scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Duke.
Nice body punch from Duke - that landed with a thud.
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!
Duke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duke lands a right hand.
Duke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Duke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duke.
Duke landing knees to the body.
Duke working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Duke lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Duke obliges.
Duke is working Johnson over against the cage.
A short left from Duke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duke lands a nice uppercut.
Duke gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duke lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Duke won't allow it.
Duke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Knees to the body from Duke.
Duke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A shot in the inside from Duke.
Duke scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duke has him pressed against the cage.
Duke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Duke is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Duke down to the mat. Duke avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Duke thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Duke is looking to clinch.
Duke forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Duke scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
A short right from Duke.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Duke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Duke lands with a right to the head.
Duke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Duke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Duke controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Duke missing with knees to the body.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Duke.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Duke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duke can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Duke blocks an uppercut.
Duke swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Duke prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Duke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duke's elbow.
Duke scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Duke.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Duke blocking some punches.
Duke misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Duke.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Duke controls his hands.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Duke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Duke.
Duke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duke landing knees to the body.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Duke scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duke blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Duke.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duke.
A short right from Duke.
A short body shot lands from Duke as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Duke gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raoul Duke dominated that round.
That's time! Duke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Duke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice defenses there by Duke.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duke has managed to clinch.
Duke prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duke has him pressed against the cage.
Duke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Duke is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Duke scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duke lands a nice uppercut.
Duke lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A short right from Duke.
Duke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson tries to work over Duke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raoul Duke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duke lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Duke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duke.
Duke with a knee to the head.
Duke lands a nice knee to the body.
Duke lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Duke.
Duke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Duke here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duke blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duke.
Duke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Duke has him pressed against the cage.
Duke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Duke scores with a knee to the head.
Duke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Johnson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Duke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Duke's guard.
Duke looking for a sweep. Not yet Duke, not yet.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Duke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson won't allow Duke to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Duke holds on and takes a little breather.
Duke looking for a sweep. Not yet Duke, not yet.
Duke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson throws a right hand that Duke ducks under and follows up with a left that Duke also avoids with ease.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice shot by Duke.
Duke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke misses with a head kick.
Duke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Duke's head back.
Duke throws a head kick that misses.
Duke avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson tries to bum rush Duke with a series of wild strikes but Duke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duke wants to clinch.
Duke has managed to clinch.
Duke blocks an uppercut.
Duke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Duke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Duke misses with some punches.
Duke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duke lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Duke is controlling him.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Duke throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Duke avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Duke throws a head punch that misses.
Duke lands with a left to the head.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Duke prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Duke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Duke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Duke looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Duke lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
A short body shot lands from Duke as the two fighters clinch.
Duke lands with a short shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Duke on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duke scores a nice knee to the body.
Duke lands a left hand.
Duke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raoul Duke dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duke circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson tries to bum rush Duke with a series of wild strikes but Duke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duke wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Duke tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Duke blocks the body kick.
Duke wants to clinch.
Duke forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duke has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Duke lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duke backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Duke lands a right hand.
Johnson tries to break free but Duke pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duke lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Carter Johnson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duke.
Duke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Duke with a knee to the head.
Duke lands an uppercut.
Duke lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Duke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Duke lands a body shot.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Duke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duke.
Duke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duke lands a body shot.
Duke scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Duke has the dominant position.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Duke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duke works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Duke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke scores with a knee to the head.
Duke lands a damaging elbow.
A short uppercut from Duke.
Duke lands a left hand.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duke.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raoul Duke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duke has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Duke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Duke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Duke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Duke lands a right hand.
Duke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson digs a right hand into Duke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duke's gas tank.
Duke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Duke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Duke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Duke controls his hands.
Johnson gets through Duke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Duke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duke lands with a right to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Duke just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
Duke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Duke's head.
Duke has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Duke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Duke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson throws a hook but Duke avoids it easily.
Duke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Duke misses.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Duke's head back.
Duke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Duke wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson throws a body punch but Duke moves out of range.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Duke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duke misses with a looping right.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Raoul Duke did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Carter Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Duke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duke throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Duke tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Duke wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Duke avoids it well.
Duke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Duke's head back.
Duke throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Duke moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Duke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duke drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson jumps into guard, dragging Duke to the mat.
Duke won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Johnson with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Duke can't handle though.
Duke gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duke's head.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Duke slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duke takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Duke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Duke darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Duke.
Duke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duke.
Duke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Duke scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Duke scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Duke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duke lands an uppercut.
A short right from Duke on the inside.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duke lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Duke.
Duke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duke looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Duke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duke misses with a knee strike.
Duke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Duke blocks an uppercut.
Johnson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Duke is working away.
Duke trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stalling.
Duke is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Duke avoid being mounted?
Johnson is keen to just control but Duke is a slippery customer.
Duke is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson passes to full mount!
Johnson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Duke because Johnson loaded up on that one.
Duke can't escape the position.
Duke wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Johnson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duke can't escape the position.
Duke is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson looking for a guillotine from mount but Duke is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raoul Duke had his way with Carter Johnson in that round.
The cut man is working on Carter Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duke moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Duke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duke wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Duke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Duke's ribs.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Duke.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Duke is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Duke backs up against the cage.
Duke moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Duke.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duke on the side of the head.
Duke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Carter Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duke tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to bum rush Duke with a series of wild strikes but Duke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson swings for the body but Duke moves out of range.
Duke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duke tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Duke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson works Duke's body with a nice hook.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson stalks Duke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Duke's face. Duke staggers backwards, shaken.
Duke moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson throws a right hand that Duke ducks under and follows up with a left that Duke also avoids with ease.
Duke wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Duke counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Duke pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Duke keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson tries to work over Duke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duke misses with a knee strike.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duke has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Duke lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson pushes Duke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson lands a body punch.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Duke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Duke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duke manages to avoid it.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Duke avoids it well.
Duke drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Duke clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dukes head.
Johnson tries to circle away but Duke has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson tries to work over Duke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duke.
Duke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duke tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Duke scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson tries to break free but Duke pushes him back against the cage.
Duke lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Duke misses with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duke backwards.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
Carter Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson lands a body punch.
Johnson digs a right hand into Duke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duke's gas tank.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duke backwards.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Duke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Duke.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson tries a body shot but Duke blocks it.
Duke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duke's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Duke.
Duke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Duke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Johnson jumps guard but Duke stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carter Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Duke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 49:46
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 49:46
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raoul Duke!
Raoul Duke retains his heavyweight title!
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