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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke comes into the arena with Bury Me With It blaring out of the sound system. Dominguez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ill Nino's This is War kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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246 lbs
17 - 2 - 0 |
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256 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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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
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Raoul Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez lands with a kick to the temple. Duke shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Duke stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Duke wants it to stay on the feet.
Duke just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Dominguez misses.
Dominguez avoids the body shot from Duke.
Dominguez shoots in and bounces Duke off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Duke manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Duke working the ground and pound effectively.
Duke controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by Duke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee warns Dominguez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Duke with good strikes from the mount here!
Dominguez is trying to escape the mount.
Duke fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dominguez is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dominguez is still in real trouble! Can Duke finish him?
Duke trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dominguez seems to have recovered his senses.
Dominguez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dominguez tries to get to full guard but Duke has control of the leg.
Duke trying to control the action but Dominguez is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dominguez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duke trying to advance position but Dominguez counters by regaining guard.
Dominguez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dominguez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Duke is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke wants to control from the top but Dominguez keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dominguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duke.
Dominguez ducks under a wild hook from Duke.
Duke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Duke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Duke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dominguez walks into a straight right hand from Duke.
Dominguez feints and as Duke raises his hands in defense, Dominguez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dominguez advances position into side control!
Duke is trying to get back to half guard.
Dominguez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Duke has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dominguez tries to advance to mount but Duke denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke is looking for a sweep.
Duke regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Duke manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dominguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dominguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Duke is retaining full guard.
Duke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dominguez's guard.
Dominguez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Duke is looking to improve his position but Dominguez isn't that keen on the idea.
Dominguez lands a heavy elbow.
Duke manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to pass the guard but Duke is defending well.
Duke is looking for a sweep. Dominguez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dominguez is pressing down on Duke's thigh, looking to free his foot. Duke is holding on for now.
Dominguez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Duke is looking for a sweep. Dominguez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dominguez trying to mount his opponent but Duke defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duke tries to roll over but Dominguez keeps him under control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dominguez fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raoul Duke dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big right from Dominguez misses.
Duke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dominguez.
Duke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Duke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Duke on the side of the head.
Dominguez moves out of range as Duke strikes.
Dominguez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Duke as he connects with a hook.
Dominguez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Duke misses with a straight left.
Duke misses with a body shot.
Duke misses with an uppercut.
Duke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dominguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dominguez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Duke pinned against the cage. Duke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Duke misses with a looping right.
Dominguez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dominguez slips under a jab.
Duke throws an overhand right that lands on Dominguez's shoulder, as Dominguez tries to avoid the shot.
Dominguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Duke misses.
The fighters circling - Duke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dominguez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Duke's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke is looking to improve his position.
Dominguez is pressing down on Duke's thigh, looking to free his foot. Duke is holding on for now.
Raoul Duke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dominguez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dominguez works his way into full mount!
Dominguez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dominguez unloads with some shots from mount but Duke bucks and avoids them well.
Duke wants to hold on but Dominguez pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dominguez with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Duke that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Duke sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Duke tries to get to full guard but Dominguez has control of the leg.
Dominguez is looking to advance position but Duke won't allow it.
Duke is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dominguez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Duke wants to improve his position but Dominguez is controlling well.
Duke slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Duke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez pushes down on Duke's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dominguez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dominguez landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Dominguez.
BOOM! Dominguez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duke is bucking up trying to escape but Dominguez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dominguez breaks from Duke's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Duke blocking the ground and pound.
Dominguez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dominguez is breathing heavily.
Duke wants to control but Dominguez is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke taking shots to the head.
Dominguez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dominguez dominating with strikes here.
Duke is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dominguez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dominguez looking to secure an arm triangle but Duke defends it well.
Dominguez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Dominguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dominguez walks into a left hand.
Dominguez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Duke scores with a shot to the body.
Dominguez ducks under a wild hook from Duke.
Dominguez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Duke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dominguez moves away.
Duke lands a jab to the nose.
Dominguez moves out of range as Duke strikes.
Duke throws a big shot that misses.
Duke throws the left hand but Dominguez avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Duke misses.
Duke slips under a jab from Dominguez.
Duke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dominguez momentarily.
Dominguez walks into a jab.
A big left from Duke misses.
Dominguez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Duke lands with an overhand left.
Duke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duke scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dominguez. Duke does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duke misses with a straight left.
Duke lands a nice shot to the body.
Dominguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dominguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Duke.
Dominguez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dominguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Duke punching from the bottom.
Duke moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Duke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Duke is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dominguez wants to get back to full guard.
Duke is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dominguez!
Duke controlling his opponent.
Duke connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke breaks from Dominguez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dominguez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dominguez regains half guard.
Dominguez has hold of Duke's hands but Duke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Duke wants to pass to mount but Dominguez is defending the position.
Dominguez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dominguez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Duke looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dominguez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke looking to pass the guard.
Duke is working hard here to advance position.
Duke wants to control from the top but Dominguez keeps moving.
Dominguez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Duke!
Dominguez breaks from Duke's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Duke tries to reverse the position but Dominguez maintains control.
Duke takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke tries to lock up and control but Dominguez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dominguez goes for an armbar but Duke turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Duke.
Dominguez looking for a sweep. Not yet Dominguez, not yet.
Dominguez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Duke defends it easily.
Dominguez looking for a guillotine here but Duke defends easily.
Duke works over Dominguez with some ground and pound from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raoul Duke showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raoul Duke!
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