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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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207 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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209 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Duke!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke throws a leg kick but Chandler checks it.
Duke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chandler misses with a hook. Duke ducked under it nicely.
Duke throws a head kick that misses.
Chandler blocks a head kick by Duke.
Duke moves in looking to clinch but Chandler pushes him off.
Duke tries a head kick but it misses.
Duke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chandler has Duke up against the cage in a clinch.
Duke wants to break free but Chandler has control.
Duke is looking to control Chandler's arms but Chandler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Duke has his back to the cage.
Chandler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duke wants to break free but Chandler has control.
Chandler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chandler misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chandler has closed the distance and engaged Duke in a clinch.
Chandler pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chandler manages to break the clinch.
Chandler blocks a head kick by Duke.
Duke tries a head kick but it misses.
Duke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chandler.
Chandler moves into range and clinches up with Duke.
Chandler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chandler tries to clinch up but Duke circles away and keeps his distance.
Chandler misses with a body punch
and Duke counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chandler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chandler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Duke's efforts to push away.
Duke trying to control the position but instead, Chandler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Duke into the cage.
Chandler controlling the action here for a moment.
Chandler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chandler keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler moves into the clinch successfully.
Duke misses with a punch on the inside.
Duke is trying to break the clinch but Chandler is controlling him.
Duke wants to get back to striking at distance but Chandler won't allow it.
Chandler prevents Duke from breaking the clinch.
Duke wants to stall.
Chandler manages to break the clinch.
Chandler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chandler avoids the head kick by Duke.
Duke tries a head kick but it misses.
Chandler clinches up against the cage.
Chandler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chandler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duke blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Chandler blocks the leg kick.
Chandler clinches up against the cage.
Chandler stalling the fight.
Chandler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chandler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Duke momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chandler avoids the head kick by Duke.
Chandler throws a right and a left that Duke avoids nicely.
Chandler tries to bum rush Duke with a series of wild strikes but Duke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chandler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Chandler dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No joy there for Chandler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chandler moves out of range as Duke throws a body kick.
Chandler clinches.
Chandler keeps control of Duke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Duke breaks the clinch.
Duke looks for the body kick but Chandler saw that one coming.
Duke misses with a body kick.
Chandler rushes Duke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chandler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duke wants to clinch
and Duke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chandler scores with a punch to the head.
Chandler misses with a few strikes there.
Duke tried to score with a low kick but Chandler checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke gets tackled into the cage by Chandler. Chandler maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Chandler.
Duke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chandler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duke avoids it.
Duke is trying to push Chandler away but Chandler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chandler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Duke or not.
Chandler has Duke pressed against the cage, preventing Duke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Duke misses with the head strike.
Duke has had enough of the clinch but Chandler keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chandler throws a lazy right hand but Duke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chandler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chandler misses with the combination.
Chandler moves into range and clinches up with Duke.
Chandler holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Duke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chandler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chandler has closed the distance and engaged Duke in a clinch.
Duke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chandler's elbow.
Duke working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler stalling against the cage.
Duke is looking to control Chandler's arms but Chandler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Duke has his back to the cage.
Chandler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chandler tries to clinch but Duke moves out of range.
Duke misses with a kick to the body.
Duke moves in looking to clinch but Chandler pushes him off.
Chandler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chandler is out of range.
Chandler avoids the head kick by Duke.
Chris Chandler is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke tries a head kick but it misses.
Chandler stalks Duke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Duke's face. Duke staggers backwards, shaken.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Duke lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chandler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chandler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chandler blocks a head kick by Duke.
Chandler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chandler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duke is trying to push Chandler away but Chandler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chandler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duke throws a head kick but Chandler moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chandler checks a low kick from Duke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Chandler dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Duke is looking to clinch but Chandler is avoiding it.
Duke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Duke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Duke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chandler is out of range.
Duke wants to clinch.
Duke misses with a head kick.
Duke misses with a head kick.
Chris Chandler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chandler scores with a shot to the body.
Chandler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chandler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duke.
Duke wants to clinch
and Chandler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chandler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Duke's defenses.
Duke tries a body shot but Chandler blocks it.
Chandler breaks from the clinch.
Duke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Duke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chandler wants to clinch.
Duke tries to clinch but Chandler moves out of range.
Chandler closes the distance and clinches.
Chandler manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke doesn't manage to clinch there - Chandler circles away.
Chandler instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chandler.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chandler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Chandler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duke throws a sloppy head kick and Chandler moves out of range easily.
Duke throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Duke.
Duke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chandler.
Duke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chandler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chandler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler avoids the head kick by Duke.
Duke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duke tries to clinch but Chandler is having none of it.
Chandler tests Duke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chandler checks a leg kick nicely.
Chandler misses with a series of wild punches.
Duke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chandler rushes Duke and presses him up against the cage.
Duke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chandler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duke is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A bone on bone clash there as Chandler blocks the leg kick.
Chandler moves into the clinch successfully.
Chandler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chandler moves out of range as Duke throws a body kick.
Chandler fails to land with a series of punches.
Chandler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Chandler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Duke wants to clinch.
Tyson Duke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Chandler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Chandler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chandler 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Chandler!
A very excited looking Chris Chandler made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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