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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Stoke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stoke's choice of entrance music: Tear the world down. Fred Duncan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rob Stoke!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decent striking displayed by Stoke there.
Duncan avoids the body shot from Stoke.
Stoke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duncan.
Stoke tries to bum rush Duncan with a series of wild strikes but Duncan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stoke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duncan staying out of range there.
Duncan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Stoke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Duncan.
Stoke is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duncan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Duncan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Duncan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoke throws a strike from the bottom but Duncan passes into side control!
Duncan working the body and head with strikes.
Duncan tries for a kimura but Stoke is defending well.
Stoke takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Duncan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stoke manages to work his way to half guard, despite Duncan's best efforts.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Duncan connects with a nice short shot to Stoke's temple.
Stoke is pressing down on Duncan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stoke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Duncan has managed to get both his arms back between Stoke's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duncan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stoke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stoke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Duncan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stoke looks winded!
Duncan works over Stoke with some ground and pound from guard.
Duncan landing with the ground and pound.
Stoke working for a triangle but Duncan defends it easily.
Our spies down at at Game Of Thrones MMA inform us that Stoke has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Stoke looking for a guillotine here but Duncan defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan works over Stoke with some ground and pound from guard.
Stoke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Duncan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stoke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Duncan defends it easily.
Duncan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Duncan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Duncan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Duncan stands up over Stoke, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Duncan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stoke throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Stoke wants to hit a switch here but Duncan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Stoke there!
Duncan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stoke hang on?
Stoke manages to regain half guard. Good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duncan lands with a punch from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stoke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Duncan lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rob Stoke will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Duncan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duncan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stoke.
Stoke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duncan.
Duncan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stoke counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stoke digs a good body shot into Duncan's ribs.
Stoke moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Duncan is rocked!
Stoke ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Duncan's jaw. Duncan's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Stoke does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rob Stoke!
Rob Stoke really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Union Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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