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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kashmir. Duke has chosen Bat Country - Avenge Sevenfold as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Raoul Duke has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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270 lbs
25 - 9 - 0 |
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195 cm
26
270 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Dangerous knees
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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
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shogun Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raoul Duke!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Duke misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Duke's shoulder, as Duke tries to avoid the shot.
Duke darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Silva tries to work over Duke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duke throws a head punch that misses.
Duke working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Duke.
Duke misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Duke.
Duke misses with a body punch.
Duke keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
A short left from Duke.
Duke throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Duke gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Duke fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duke.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Duke on the inside.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Duke throws an elbow but it misses.
Duke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Duke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Duke looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Duke backwards.
Duke working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva presses Duke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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 tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Duke avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
A short right from Duke on the inside.
Duke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Duke pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Duke.
Duke lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Duke lands with a light punch inside.
Duke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duke gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duke pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Duke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva is rocked!
Duke blocks an uppercut.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duke unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Silva! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Duke is unloading with more strikes now! Silva drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raoul Duke!
A victorious Raoul Duke thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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pop
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