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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Gadd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tragon Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dux's choice of entrance music: Countdown to Extinction. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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195 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Gadd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tragon Dux!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gadd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gadd looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gadd forces Dux back against the cage and clinches.
Gadd drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dux pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dux keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gadd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dux tries to close the distance and clinch but Gadd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gadd swats away the attempt to clinch by Dux.
Gadd takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dux moves in looking to clinch but Gadd pushes him off.
Dux feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gadds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dux doesn't manage to clinch there - Gadd circles away.
Gadd has managed to clinch.
Gadd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dux moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gadd successfully pulls guard.
Gadd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dux tries to stand but Gadd is controlling from the bottom.
Gadd keeping moving, preventing Dux from controlling successfully.
Dux might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gadd kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tragon Dux hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dux tries to clinch but Gadd is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gadd counters with a single leg into guard. Dux didn't expect that.
Dux throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dux keeping full guard, as Gadd tries to pass.
Gadd trying to control but Dux is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dux wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux wants to stand up but Gadd is controlling him.
Paul Gadd has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dux fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dux is looking to clinch.
Gadd keeps the fight on the outside.
Tragon Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dux wants to clinch up but Gadd keeps it at a distance.
Dux tries to clinch up.
Gadd closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dux is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Dux's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gadd misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gadd is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dux knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dux is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paul Gadd will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dux moves in looking to clinch but Gadd pushes him off.
Dux tries to clinch
and Gadd counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gadd.
Gadd manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dux prevents Gadd from getting back to his feet.
Gadd escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dux gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gadd is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dux trying to control the position from guard on top but Gadd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dux wants to stand but Gadd is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gadd is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dux wants to improve his position but Gadd is controlling well.
Dux trying to control but Gadd postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gadd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dux defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux is staying active underneath Gadd, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dux tries to roll over but Gadd keeps him under control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dux scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gadd shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dux as he jumps to the side.
Dux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gadd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dux tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gadd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dux jabs at Gadd's body.
Dux is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux moves in looking to clinch but Gadd pushes him off.
Dux moves in looking to clinch but Gadd pushes him off.
A jab lands there for Dux.
Dux tries to clinch up.
Dux digs a good hook to Gadd's body.
Dux connects with a body shot.
Dux moves in looking to clinch but Gadd pushes him off.
Gadd swats away the attempt to clinch by Dux.
Dux doesn't manage to clinch there - Gadd circles away.
Dux fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dux is looking to clinch but Gadd is avoiding it.
Gadd throws a head kick but Dux moves out of range.
Dux lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gadd at a distance.
Dux is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux tries to clinch up.
Dux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gadd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dux jabs Gadd to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dux fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dux lands a slapping body shot.
Dux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gadd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dux fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gadd swats away the attempt to clinch by Dux.
Dux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gadd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gadd takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dux throws a series of strikes that have Gadd backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tragon Dux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dux moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Paul Gadd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dux fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dux pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gadd back to the cage. Dux follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dux fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by Dux.
It looks like Paul Gadd has been cut.
Dux tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gadd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dux is looking to clinch but Gadd is avoiding it.
Dux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gadd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dux tries to clinch but Gadd moves out of range.
Gadd keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dux fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dux misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux wants to clinch up but Gadd keeps it at a distance.
Gadd swats away the attempt to clinch by Dux.
Dux tries to clinch there but Gadd circles away.
Dux throws a series of strikes that have Gadd backpedaling.
Tragon Dux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dux looks for the body kick but Gadd saw that one coming.
Dux lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dux fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dux digs a good hook to Gadd's body.
Tragon Dux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dux tries to close the distance and clinch but Gadd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gadd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dux lands with a nice body punch.
Dux tries to clinch but Gadd is having none of it.
Dux connects with a body shot.
Dux fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gadd slips a jab and a cross from Dux.
Dux lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dux cracks Gadd with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dux tries to clinch there but Gadd circles away.
Dux stuns Gadd with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gadd checks a leg kick.
Dux tries to close the distance and clinch but Gadd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dux sizes up Gadd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gadd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gadd swats away the attempt to clinch by Dux.
Dux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gadd takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gadd keeps the fight on the outside.
Dux wants to clinch up but Gadd keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux moves in looking to clinch but Gadd pushes him off.
Dux moves in looking to clinch but Gadd pushes him off.
Dux doesn't manage to clinch there - Gadd circles away.
Dux punishes Gadd's body with a nice straight punch.
Gadd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dux tries to clinch up.
Dux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gadd keeps the fight on the outside.
Dux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gadd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dux tries to clinch up but Gadd circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dux tries to clinch there but Gadd circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tragon Dux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dux 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tragon Dux!
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energy
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hype
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