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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry McKean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKean comes to the ring accompanied by Korn - Shoots and Ladders. Duke is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bury Me With It. Raoul Duke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Good low kicks
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry McKean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Raoul Duke!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Raoul Duke has been cut.
Duke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McKean slips under a jab.
Duke throws a lazy right hand but McKean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duke throws a nice looking combination but McKean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McKean finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Duke misses with a leg kick
and McKean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKean misses with a leg kick
and Duke counters with a low kick, right behind McKean 's knee.
Duke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McKean throws a head kick that misses.
Duke feints and then cracks McKean's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McKean down.
Duke misses with a looping left.
Duke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McKean.
McKean looks to land a left hand but Duke moved out of range nicely.
Duke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McKean misses with an attempted mid kick.
No joy there for Duke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duke avoids the body shot from McKean.
Duke lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke misses with a hook to the body
and McKean counters with a nice body shot.
McKean throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Duke.
Duke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McKean looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duke looks gassed!
McKean throws a body punch but Duke moves out of range.
Raoul Duke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duke misses with a body shot
and McKean counters with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McKean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barry McKean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McKean throws a body punch but Duke moves out of range.
Duke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McKean.
McKean takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Duke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McKean.
Duke lands a jab to the head.
Duke clobbers McKean with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Duke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McKean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of McKean 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Duke scores with a crisp jab that stopped McKean in his tracks.
Duke throws an overhand right that lands on McKean's shoulder, as McKean tries to avoid the shot.
McKean connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Decent striking displayed by Duke there.
McKean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duke.
Duke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McKean thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by McKean.
Duke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McKean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duke was well out of range. Poor timing from McKean.
Duke throws a left and a right that both miss
and McKean counters with a stiff right hand.
Duke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McKean is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McKean throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McKean attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKean cracks Duke with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Duke looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can McKean finish him?
Duke is rocked!
McKean takes a swing at Duke's ribcage but misses.
McKean looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duke avoids the body shot from McKean.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKean. Duke does a little dance to reset his feet.
McKean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duke.
Good exchange - McKean coming out on top.
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!
McKean sends Duke crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McKean is motioning to the referee to let Duke up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
McKean throws a nice inside leg kick.
McKean lands a nice hook to Duke's body. Duke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McKean scores with a hook to the body. Duke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McKean is looking to slow Duke down with leg kicks.
McKean lets loose with a powerful body kick. Duke will feel that in the morning.
McKean lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from McKean misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Duke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Duke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McKean.
A big right from Duke misses.
Duke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy body kick from McKean
and Duke counters with a right hand to the body.
McKean throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McKean misses with an uppercut.
McKean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McKean misses with a low kick.
Duke misses with a jab to the body
and McKean counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKean ducks under a wild hook from Duke.
McKean moves away from the strike by Duke.
Duke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Duke staying out of range there.
McKean scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry McKean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raoul Duke's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McKean displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duke throws out the jab.
McKean throws a hook but Duke blocks it.
McKean sizes up Duke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McKean lands with a nice body kick.
Duke blocks a jab.
McKean misses with an attempted mid kick.
McKean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duke can do to turn this around?
McKean throws a sloppy head kick
and Duke counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Duke looking to sit in guard and control but McKean gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKean is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McKean tries to stand but Duke is controlling from the bottom.
Duke is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Duke is trying to control the position but McKean postures up.
McKean is looking to stand up but Duke won't let him.
McKean looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Duke is looking to sweep but instead, McKean has passed into half guard.
Duke is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute McKean jumps into side control!
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 tries to bench press McKean off him but McKean keeps the position.
Duke manages to get back to half guard.
Duke is trying to control but McKean passes into side control!
McKean trying to control the position but Duke is working away.
Duke is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke is letting McKean control him for a moment.
Duke is looking to regain half guard here but McKean keeps moving and retains side control.
Duke looking for a sweep but McKean has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Duke is looking to improve his position but McKean isn't that keen on the idea.
Duke tries to improve his position but instead McKean has taken his back!
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.
McKean tries to get the hooks in deep but Duke pushed the leg off.
McKean not allowing Duke to control his hands.
Duke prevents McKean from getting a body triangle.
Duke turns into McKean and is now in his guard.
Duke throws a strike but McKean rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Duke looking for a sweep. Not yet Duke, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry McKean dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raoul Duke's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McKean scores with a nice head shot.
McKean thows a body shot but no joy.
McKean moves out of range of the strikes.
McKean avoids the body shot from Duke.
Duke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Duke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Duke looks to score with a jab to the body but McKean is just out of range.
McKean defending well as Duke loads up on a big left hand.
Duke ducks under a wild hook from McKean.
McKean lands with a hook. Duke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McKean buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McKean takes one on the button.
McKean misses with a looping right.
Barry McKean is winning the standup battle so far.
Duke cracks the inside of McKean's front leg.
McKean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Duke misses.
A shot to the body from Duke misses
and McKean counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Duke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKean throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McKean looks to score with a jab to the body but Duke is just out of range.
Duke throws a lazy body kick
and McKean counters with a stiff right hand.
Duke lands with an uppercut that bounces McKean off the ropes and back into rage.
Duke scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McKean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duke.
McKean lands a right hook to the body.
A good leg kick by McKean.
McKean scores with a hook.
A slow jab from McKean misses its intended target.
McKean moves out of range of the strikes.
McKean jabs Duke right on the nose. Duke blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McKean.
Duke misses the jab.
Barry McKean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McKean scores with a jab to the body.
McKean connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duke's hands.
Duke misses the jab.
Duke slips a jab from McKean.
Duke connects with a nice looking jab.
McKean throws a quick inside leg kick.
McKean moves out of range as Duke strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duke, as that shot connected.
McKean bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McKean with a hook.
Nice shot lands for McKean.
Duke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Duke misses with a jab to the body
and McKean counters with an inside leg kick.
McKean with a hook.
McKean moves out of range as Duke strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKean throws a head kick but Duke moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McKean lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Duke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Duke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big left from Duke misses.
Duke misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for McKean.
McKean moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McKean connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McKean throws a leg kick
and Duke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McKean's guard.
McKean is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Duke is trying to get back to full guard.
McKean is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKean wants to control the pace but Duke is squirming around nicely.
Duke working to try and regain half guard.
McKean controlling the position easily from mount.
Duke is working to get back to half guard.
Raoul Duke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKean controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry McKean showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McKean, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry McKean!
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