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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raimo Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke has chosen One Toke Over The Line as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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273 lbs
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223 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Raimo Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Raoul Duke!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karhu lands a jab to Duke's midsection.
Duke looks to land a combination but Karhu avoids it well.
Duke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Karhu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karhu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Duke tries to bum rush Karhu with a series of wild strikes but Karhu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duke walks into a jab.
Karhu jabs at Duke's body.
Duke misses with the combination.
Duke slips a jab and a cross from Karhu.
Karhu throws a series of punches but Duke moves out of range.
Duke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Duke misses with a looping right.
Karhu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karhu moves out of range of the strikes.
Karhu throws a series of punches but Duke avoids them all with ease.
Karhu misses with a looping left.
Karhu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duke.
Karhu misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice cross by Duke.
Karhu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Duke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duke throws a nice looking combination but Karhu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karhu avoids the head kick by Duke.
Karhu misses with an uppercut.
Karhu fails to land with a series of punches.
Duke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duke.
Duke throws a sloppy head kick and Karhu moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Karhu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duke looks gassed!
Duke scores with a three punch combo!
Karhu misses with a wild combination.
Duke lands with a nice combination. Karhu backs away looking to recover.
Duke throws a series of punches but Karhu moves out of range.
Karhu's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Karhu duly obliges.
A combination from Karhu does no damage.
Duke looks to score with a jab to the body but Karhu is just out of range.
Karhu tests Duke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karhu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duke.
Duke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu misses with a few strikes there.
Karhu throws a right and a left that Duke avoids nicely.
Karhu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Duke backs up against the ropes.
Karhu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Karhu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karhu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Karhu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duke avoids the body shot from Karhu.
Karhu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duke lands a head kick!
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!
Duke misses with a two punch combination.
Karhu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Karhu does no damage.
Duke throws a shot from downtown. Karhu moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Duke.
Duke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karhu throws out the jab.
Duke throws a hook but Karhu blocks it.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duke moves away.
Duke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Karhu misses.
Karhu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karhu.
Duke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A big right from Karhu misses.
Duke throws a sloppy head kick and Karhu moves out of range easily.
Duke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duke misses with a straight right.
Duke fails to land with a series of punches.
Karhu lands with a shot to the body.
Duke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karhu scores with a three punch combo!
Duke misses with a series of wild punches.
Karhu catches Duke with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Duke misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Karhu misses.
Duke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Karhu misses.
Karhu stuns Duke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Karhu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karhu misses with a series of wild punches.
Karhu avoids the head kick by Duke.
Duke misses with the combination.
Karhu just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Karhu misses.
Duke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karhu.
Karhu throws a series of punches but Duke moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Duke. Karhu shrugs it off though.
Duke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karhu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duke thinking.
Karhu lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Duke throws a jab but it's blocked by Karhu.
Karhu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karhu scores with a hook.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Duke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karhu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Duke misses with a series of wild punches.
Duke misses with a two punch combination.
Duke misses with a head kick.
Karhu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Karhu misses with a series of wild punches.
Karhu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karhu misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karhu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karhu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Duke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duke throws a series of punches but Karhu avoids them all with ease.
Duke tries a head kick but it misses.
Karhu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duke.
Duke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karhu.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Karhu lands with a nice combination. Duke backs away looking to recover.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Duke dodges the punch combination from Karhu.
Karhu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Duke. No joy for Karhu on that attempt.
Duke throws a right and a left that Karhu avoids nicely.
Duke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duke throws a series of punches but Karhu moves out of range.
Duke stalks Karhu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Karhu's face. Karhu staggers backwards, shaken.
Karhu throws out a loose jab but Duke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duke digs a good body shot into Karhu's ribs.
Karhu slips a straight right by Duke.
Karhu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karhu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Duke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Duke might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Duke throws a head kick but Karhu moves out of range.
Karhu swinging wilding here.
Karhu lands a two punch combo.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duke moves away.
Duke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duke is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Duke tries to bum rush Karhu with a series of wild strikes but Karhu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karhu throws a body punch but Duke moves out of range.
Duke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karhu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Karhu is looking to wear down Duke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Karhu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duke.
Duke lands with a nice body punch.
Duke thows a body kick. Karhu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Karhu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice uppercut lands for Karhu. That snapped Duke's head back.
Karhu lands a nice shot that snaps Duke's head back.
Duke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karhu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karhu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duke slips a jab from Karhu.
Karhu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Duke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karhu misses with a wild body shot.
Karhu misses with a straight right.
Karhu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duke tries to bum rush Karhu with a series of wild strikes but Karhu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karhu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karhu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duke.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Duke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karhu misses with the combination.
Karhu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Duke.
Duke stalks Karhu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Karhu's face. Karhu staggers backwards, shaken.
Duke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karhu.
Karhu lands with a nice combination. Duke backs away looking to recover.
Duke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karhu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duke misses with a head kick.
Duke lands the left hand.
Karhu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karhu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karhu thuds a left hand into Duke's body.
Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karhu scores with a hook to the body. Duke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Duke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karhu lands a really nice looking cross but Duke seems unphased.
Duke slips a straight right by Karhu.
Duke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karhu.
Karhu is working the combinations to good effect here.
Duke staying out of range there.
Duke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Duke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Karhu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duke throws a right and a left that Karhu avoids nicely.
Karhu throws the left hand but Duke avoids the punch easily.
Karhu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Duke.
Duke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duke lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Some wild striking there from Karhu.
Duke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karhu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Karhu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karhu throws a series of punches but Duke avoids them all with ease.
Duke lands a jab-cross combination.
Karhu thows a body shot but no joy.
Duke looks to land a combination but Karhu avoids it well.
Karhu blocks a leg kick.
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 Raimo Karhu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Duke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raimo Karhu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karhu takes a swing at Duke's ribcage but misses.
Duke throws a wild body kick that Karhu sees coming a mile off.
Duke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karhu.
Duke takes one to the side of the head.
Duke misses with an uppercut.
Karhu misses with the combination.
Raimo Karhu is winning the standup battle so far.
Karhu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duke tries to avoid it but Karhu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duke to the ground. Duke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Duke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Duke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karhu lands a jab to Duke's midsection.
Duke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duke throws the left hand but Karhu avoids the punch easily.
Karhu tests Duke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karhu misses with a wild combination.
Karhu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karhu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duke.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duke lands with a slapping head kick.
Duke scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karhu misses with a few strikes there.
Duke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karhu counters with a nice uppercut.
Karhu works over Duke's head and body with a nice combination.
No joy there for Karhu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karhu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Karhu fails to land with a series of punches.
Duke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karhu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Duke on the side of the head.
Karhu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Karhu's head.
Karhu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Duke throws a looping overhand right but Karhu ducks down to avoid it.
Duke drops Karhu with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Karhu! Duke dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raoul Duke!
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hype
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RATING
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