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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Driver comes to the cage accompanied by Pepper - Butthole Suffers. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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265 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
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255 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rusty Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duke Dog!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driver takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Driver misses with a low kick.
Dog gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Duke Dog has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Dog.
Driver misses with a looping left.
Driver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Driver takes a swing at Dog's ribcage but misses.
Dog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Driver.
Rusty Driver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Driver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dog.
Driver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dog staying out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Driver.
Dog lands a leg kick that knocks Driver off balance momentarily.
Dog slips a straight right by Driver.
Dog throws a counter combo.
Dog tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Driver swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Driver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
Driver misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Driver. Dog does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dog moves away from the strike by Driver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog misses with a series of wild punches.
Driver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rusty Driver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Driver looks to score with a jab to the body but Dog is just out of range.
And Dog tries to counter it with a takedown but Driver pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dog swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Driver throws a hook but Dog avoids it easily.
Dog blocks a jab.
Dog swinging wildly here.
Dog misses with the combination.
Dog throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Driver.
Driver thows a leg kick but Dog checks it
and Dog counters with a left and a right that stings Driver.
A looping hook to the body misses from Driver. Dog does a little dance to reset his feet.
Driver missing with a left hand there. Dog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dog avoids the body shot from Driver.
Dog throws a series of strikes that have Driver backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Driver punishes Dog's body with a nice straight punch.
Driver fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Driver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dog moves away.
Dog tries to counter with a clinch but Driver shakes him off and moves away.
Driver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've been hearing reports that Driver has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Driver misses the shot to the body.
Dog blocks a low kick nicely.
Driver on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Driver just misses with a punch to the body.
Dog moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Driver throws a head kick but Dog moves out of range.
Driver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dog dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Driver. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Driver. Dog does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dog is looking for the big counter here.
Dog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dog closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Driver throws a body punch but Dog moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Driver. No joy for Dog on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dog scores with a three punch combo!
Dog slips a straight right by Driver.
Driver takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Driver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dog.
Dog misses with a few strikes there.
Driver fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dog on the side of the head.
Driver misses the shot to the body.
Driver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dog throws a series of punches but Driver moves out of range.
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!
Dog throws a one two combo.
Driver misses with a straight left.
Dog lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Driver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Driver throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dog blocks a head kick by Driver.
Dog throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Driver lands a big head kick that sends Dog tumbling to the mat! Driver takes a step backwards and waves Dog back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dog is rocked!
Driver is looking to wear down Dog with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dog misses with a wild combination.
Dog will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck for Dog with that takedown attempt.
Dog takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dog lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Driver circles away quickly and effectively.
Driver scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dog looks winded!
Driver fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Driver moves into range and connects with a jab.
Driver misses with a double jab
and Dog counters with a left and a right that stings Driver.
Dog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Duke Dog will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Duke Dog's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Driver lands a nice hook to Dog's body. Dog takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dog moves out of range as Driver throws a body kick.
Driver digs a good body shot into Dog's ribs.
Dog defending well as Driver loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Driver does no damage.
Nice sprawl there from Driver as Dog shoots in.
Driver feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Duke Dog is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Driver throws a sloppy head kick and Dog moves out of range easily.
Dog throws a one two combo.
Driver lunges at Dog with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dog's hand.
Dog misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Dog.
Dog scores with a takedown into Driver's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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!
Driver wants to get back to his feet but Dog is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dog off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Driver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dog fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Driver throws a body shot but no joy.
Dog throws a nice looking combination but Driver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Driver connects with an inside leg kick.
Dog is working the combinations to good effect here.
A swing and a miss from Driver.
Driver throws a sloppy head kick and Dog moves out of range easily.
Dog misses with a wild combination.
Dog avoids a kick to the body.
Driver avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dog pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Driver back to the cage. Dog follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Driver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Driver.
Dog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dog lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Dog, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Driver looks to score with a jab to the body but Dog is just out of range.
Driver misses with a straight left.
Driver goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And Dog tries to counter it with a takedown but Driver pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Driver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dog moves away.
Dog is looking for the big counter here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dog.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dog!
Driver throws a jab but it's blocked by Dog.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Driver.
Dog looks to land a combination but Driver avoids it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Driver misses its target.
Dog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Driver's sensitive parts.
Dog scores with a head kick. Driver tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Driver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Driver is looking to chop away at Dog's legs.
A big right from Driver misses.
Dog wants to counter the offense by Driver and move into the clinch position.
Dog shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Driver eats them both and turns towards Dog to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dog misses with the combination.
A quick step to the side and Driver tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dog misses with a wild combination.
Driver is looking to counter punch.
Driver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dog manages to avoid it.
Driver throws a lazy uppercut
and Dog counters with a left and a right that stings Driver.
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!
Driver pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Driver throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Driver drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Dog follows Driver to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Dog!
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energy
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hype
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