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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boss Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Luke Duke was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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190 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boss Tony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Duke!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke throws a sloppy head kick and Tony moves out of range easily.
Tony stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tony wants it to stay on the feet.
Tony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duke.
Duke tries to clinch
and Tony counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tony avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duke misses with a left hand
and Tony counters with a left to the body.
Tony rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duke lands a nice shot that snaps Tony's head back.
Tony slips a jab and a cross from Duke.
Luke Duke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tony.
Duke looks to land a combination but Tony avoids it well.
Duke takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Boss Tony is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tony defends it nicely.
Duke dives in and grabs Tony's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tony pushes down on Duke's head and hops out.
Boss Tony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Duke.
Duke throws a sloppy body shot
and Tony counters with a nice uppercut.
Duke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tony misses with a few strikes there.
Duke shoots in looking for a takedown. Tony tries to sprawl out of it but Duke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tony manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Duke shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke misses with a kick to the body.
Duke has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No joy there for Tony, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tony stalks Duke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Duke's face. Duke staggers backwards, shaken.
Duke loads up on a big right hand but Tony slips the punch.
Duke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tony.
Tony takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke tries to land a leg kick but Tony saw it coming and moves away.
Tony throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tony displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tony will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Tony does no damage.
Duke is looking to clinch but Tony is avoiding it.
Tony displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Duke misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duke tries to clinch up.
Duke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duke shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tony defends it nicely.
Tony dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duke has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Duke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 Boss Tony will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Duke throws a body punch but Tony moves out of range.
Duke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tony.
Sloppy strikes from Tony. Those never looked like landing.
Duke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duke misses with a head kick.
Tony looks to land a combination but Duke avoids it well.
Tony blocks the body kick.
A nice combination there by Tony.
Duke shoots in for a takedown but Tony shows good takedown defense.
Duke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke fails with a takedown attempt.
Duke tries to move into range but Tony moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tony misses with a jab, cross combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Duke.
Boss Tony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Duke.
Tony fails to land with a series of punches.
Duke swings widly with a right hand
letting Tony counter with a right hand.
Boss Tony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tony circles away.
Boss Tony is winning the standup battle so far.
Duke is breathing heavily.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tony paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duke moves to clinch but Tony breaks away
and Tony counters with a two punch combo.
Tony misses with a double jab.
Tony rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tony lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Duke backs up against the cage.
Duke closes the distance and clinches up with Tony, looking for a takedown. Duke pushes Tony against the cage but Tony circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Duke throws a series of punches but Tony avoids them all with ease.
Duke tries to clinch but Tony is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke throws a poor cross that misses
and Tony counters with a one-two to the body.
Tony rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duke throws a right and a left that Tony avoids nicely.
Tony throws a right and a left that Duke avoids nicely.
Duke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tony throws a series of strikes that have Duke backpedaling.
Tony throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tony counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tony misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Tony blocks the low kick.
Tony is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tony avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tony steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duke.
Duke doesn't manage to clinch there - Tony circles away.
Tony displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duke throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duke tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tony sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Duke somewhat.
Tony throws a right and a left that Duke avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Boss Tony will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Duke throws a nice looking combination but Tony bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duke shoots in and drives through. Tony sprawls well.
Tony misses with a few strikes there.
Tony lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Duke backs up against the cage.
Duke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tony swinging wildly here.
Duke shoots in but no luck this time.
Duke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tony counters with a series of strikes. Duke will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duke swings widly with a right hand
and Tony counters with a stiff right hand.
Tony looks to land a combination but Duke avoids it well.
Tony swats away the attempt to clinch by Duke.
Tony scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Duke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duke throws a right and a left that Tony avoids nicely.
Tony throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duke dives in and grabs Tony's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tony pushes down on Duke's head and hops out.
Boss Tony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Duke.
Duke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tony looks to land a combination but Duke avoids it well.
Duke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Duke swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke thows a body shot but no joy.
Tony misses with a two punch combination.
Duke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tony swinging wildly here.
Duke misses with a takedown attempt - Tony sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tony!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke throws a right hand that Tony ducks under and follows up with a left that Tony also avoids with ease.
Tony lunges at Duke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Duke's hand.
Duke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boss Tony is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Duke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Tony misses.
Duke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tony fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boss Tony showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tony 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boss Tony!
Boss Tony decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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