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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between manuel Rosas Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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248 lbs
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195 cm
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270 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, manuel Rosas Villa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raoul Duke!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke slips under a jab from Rosas Villa.
Rosas Villa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rosas Villa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rosas Villa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Duke defending well though.
Well, if Rosas Villa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Duke trying to control from the bottom.
Rosas Villa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Duke trying to control here.
Duke is staying active underneath Rosas Villa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rosas Villa throws a lazy right hand but Duke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke dives in and grabs Rosas Villa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rosas Villa pushes down on Duke's head and hops out.
Duke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rosas Villa avoids the head kick by Duke.
Rosas Villa avoids the head kick by Duke.
Duke tries to clinch up.
Duke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rosas Villa sprawls well. Rosas Villa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Duke gets slowly back to his feet.
Rosas Villa connects with a looping right hand.
Duke shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rosas Villa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
manuel Rosas Villa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raoul Duke.
Duke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rosas Villa throws a series of punches but Duke moves out of range.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch but Rosas Villa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rosas Villa looks for a takedown but Duke sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke has a takedown stuffed.
Rosas Villa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rosas Villa fails to land with a series of punches.
Rosas Villa stuffs the takedown attempt from Duke. Duke gets slowly back to his feet.
Rosas Villa throws a nice looking combination but Duke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duke shoots for a takedown but Rosas Villa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No joy there for Rosas Villa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rosas Villa is breathing heavily.
Rosas Villa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Duke sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Duke shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rosas Villa is trying to defend but Duke finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duke seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rosas Villa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rosas Villa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Rosas Villa to get to his feet.
Duke shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rosas Villa as he jumps to the side.
Duke fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rosas Villa avoids it really well and circles away.
Rosas Villa stuffs the takedown attempt from Duke. Duke gets slowly back to his feet.
Rosas Villa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Duke clinches but Rosas Villa breaks the clinch
and Rosas Villa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Duke scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rosas Villa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rosas Villa is refusing to be controlled, as Duke sits in half guard.
Duke wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
manuel Rosas Villa dominated that round.
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.
Rosas Villa misses with a looping left.
Rosas Villa leaves Duke with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Duke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rosas Villa throws a body punch but Duke moves out of range.
Duke fails with a takedown attempt.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rosas Villa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duke tries to work over Rosas Villa's front leg with a kick but Rosas Villa checks it.
Duke drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rosas Villa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rosas Villa keeping moving, preventing Duke from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rosas Villa, up you get!
Rosas Villa looks to land a combination but Duke avoids it well.
Rosas Villa fails to land with a series of punches.
Rosas Villa throws a right hand that Duke ducks under and follows up with a left that Duke also avoids with ease.
manuel Rosas Villa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duke looks for a takedown but Rosas Villa sprawls well.
manuel Rosas Villa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raoul Duke.
Rosas Villa stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Duke shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice sprawl there from Rosas Villa as Duke shoots in.
Duke tries to clinch but Rosas Villa moves out of range.
Duke tries to clinch there but Rosas Villa circles away.
Duke fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Duke slips under a jab from Rosas Villa.
Duke darts in trying to clinch
and Rosas Villa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rosas Villa leaves Duke with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Duke misses with a takedown
and Rosas Villa counters with a nice uppercut.
Duke has a takedown stuffed.
Rosas Villa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke is looking to clinch but Rosas Villa is avoiding it.
Duke tries to clinch there but Rosas Villa circles away.
Duke misses with a head kick.
Rosas Villa throws the left hand but Duke avoids the punch easily.
Duke tries to clinch but Rosas Villa is having none of it.
Duke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rosas Villa.
Duke doesn't manage to clinch there - Rosas Villa circles away.
Duke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rosas Villa pinned against the cage. Rosas Villa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rosas Villa here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Duke feints and as Rosas Villa raises his hands in defense, Duke changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Duke throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosas Villa has a closed guard, preventing Duke from standing up.
Duke content to stall in guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duke trying to control but Rosas Villa is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raoul Duke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
No luck for Duke with that takedown attempt.
Rosas Villa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rosas Villa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like manuel Rosas Villa has been cut.
manuel Rosas Villa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosas Villa keeps the fight on the outside.
Rosas Villa slips a jab and a cross from Duke.
Duke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rosas Villa.
Duke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duke shoots in for a takedown but Rosas Villa shows good takedown defense.
Duke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duke throws a head kick that misses.
Rosas Villa throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duke moves out of range of the strikes.
Duke drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rosas Villa's guard.
Duke wants to control from the top but Rosas Villa keeps moving.
Duke might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rosas Villa kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Duke wanted to stand there but Rosas Villa had control of the position.
Duke trying to control but Rosas Villa is working from the bottom.
Duke throwing strikes from guard but Rosas Villa blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosas Villa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Duke scores with a takedown into Rosas Villa's guard.
Duke trying to control but Rosas Villa is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Duke trying to control but Rosas Villa is working from the bottom.
Rosas Villa has a closed guard, preventing Duke from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raoul Duke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Duke has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raoul Duke!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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