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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vik Baeng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke's entrance music is All Along The Watchtower. A fine choice. Baeng has chosen Bring the noise as his entrance music. Raoul Duke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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246 lbs
23 - 9 - 1 |
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203 cm
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282 lbs
22 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Raoul Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vik Baeng!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baeng cracks the inside of Duke's front leg.
Donk. Baeng catches Duke right on the button with a cross.
Duke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Duke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Raoul Duke has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duke connects with a body shot that sends Baeng's belly button to the back.
Baeng tries to keep at a distance but Duke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baeng manages to pull guard.
Duke stands and throws Baeng's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Duke working the ground and pound from side control.
Duke happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Duke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baeng keeps working.
Duke in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Duke looking to control but instead Baeng has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Duke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baeng trying to control from the bottom.
Duke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Duke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Duke moves nicely into side control.
Duke throws a strike aimed at the side of Baeng's head but Baeng avoids it well.
Duke decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Duke throws a body punch but Baeng moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duke scores with a hook to the body. Baeng takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Duke looks to land a body kick but Baeng moved away.
Baeng gets tackled into the cage by Duke. Duke maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baeng stops a takedown attempt from Duke.
Duke has picked Baeng up - he's going for a ride! Duke dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duke is looking to advance position but Baeng won't allow it.
Baeng is staying active underneath Duke, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Duke prevents Baeng from improving his position.
Duke is trying to control. Baeng wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Baeng is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Duke's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Duke's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke rolls, trying to escape but Baeng keeps control of the position.
Duke manages to reverse the position and now he's in Baeng's guard. Nice work there by Duke.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Baeng is trying to keep Duke in close.
Duke looking to pass the guard.
Duke throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duke has gone for a leg lock! Baeng slips out almost immediately though and dives into Duke's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raoul Duke 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. This is the final round!
Duke moves out of range of the strikes.
Duke throws a push kick but Baeng slaps the foot to one side.
Duke throws a series of punches but Baeng moves out of range.
Baeng fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duke looks to land a combination but Baeng avoids it well.
Duke blocks a head kick by Baeng.
Baeng dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baeng throws a leg kick which misses Duke's front leg but catches the back leg as Duke tries to avoid it.
Duke pushes Baeng up against the cage in a clinch.
Duke drops down looking for an ankle pick but Baeng pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baeng throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Duke cracks Baeng with an open hand slap.
Baeng misses with a head kick.
Duke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Duke.
Baeng scores with a head kick. Duke tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Duke misses with a hook. Baeng ducked under it nicely.
Baeng ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
A low kick from Baeng is predictable there
and Duke counters with a good low kick that Baeng was not able to check.
Duke tries to clinch there but Baeng circles away.
Duke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baeng to score with a decent uppercut.
Baeng has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Baeng misses with a body shot
and Duke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Baeng misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke throws a shot to the body.
Baeng looks to land a right hand but Duke moved out of range.
Baeng has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Duke.
Baeng takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Duke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Duke lands a jab to Baeng's midsection.
Duke keeps Baeng at a distance using the push kick.
Vik Baeng seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baeng takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vik Baeng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duke scores with a jab to the head.
Nice cross by Duke.
Duke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duke lands a left and a right that send Baeng crashing to the mat, dazed. Duke thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Baeng is rocked!
A combination from Duke does no damage.
Baeng is still on wobbly legs! Can Duke finish him?
Duke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baeng takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Baeng seems to have recovered his senses.
Duke works Baeng's body with a nice hook.
Duke clinches with his opponent.
Duke prevents a body shot from Baeng.
Baeng tries a body shot but Duke blocks it.
Duke drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Baeng stalling in the clinch but Duke improves position.
Baeng seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Baeng pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raoul Duke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baeng misses with a punch to the body.
Duke is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Duke tries for a takedown but Baeng manages to get underhooks.
Duke goes for a takedown in the clinch but Baeng prevents it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baeng misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duke.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raoul Duke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 20:18
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raoul Duke!
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hype
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