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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Ang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Dusk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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197 lbs
36 - 16 - 1 |
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195 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
36 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Ang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drake Dusk!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dusk connects with a body shot.
A big right from Dusk misses.
Ang tries to counter with a takedown but Dusk is quick to defend against it.
Dusk misses with a looping right.
A jab from Dusk does it's job there.
Dusk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dusk throws out the jab.
Dusk scores with a jab to the head.
Dusk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ang's hands.
Dusk misses with a looping left.
Dusk throws a hook but Ang blocks it.
Dusk throws a jab when Ang was well out of range.
Ang feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dusk missing with a left hand there. Ang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ang drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dusk sprawls and moves away.
Ang moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Dusk.
Dusk misses with a hook.
Ang changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A jab from Dusk misses.
Ang changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dusk throws a lazy right hand but Ang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Dusk misses the target.
Ang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ang drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dusk sprawls and moves away.
Dusk lands with a nice body punch.
Ang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Dusk.
Dusk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ang under the eye.
Dusk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dusk connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dusk missing with a left hand there. Ang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ang changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ang moves away from the strike by Dusk.
Dusk 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.
Ang drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dusk sprawls and moves away.
Dusk lands a body shot.
Dusk throws a lazy right hand but Ang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ang tries to counter with a takedown but Dusk is quick to defend against it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ang appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dusk throws a looping overhand right but Ang ducks down to avoid it.
Dusk throws a hook but Ang blocks it.
Dusk looks to score with a jab to the body but Ang is just out of range.
Dusk looks to throw the jab but Ang is out of range.
Ang moves out of range as Dusk strikes.
Ang slips a straight right by Dusk.
Ang tries to counter with a takedown but Dusk is quick to defend against it.
Dusk is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ang had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A jab from Dusk misses.
Ang appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dusk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dusk throws an overhand right that lands on Ang's shoulder, as Ang tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dusk misses with a hook.
Ang tries to counter with a takedown but Dusk is quick to defend against it.
Dusk misses with a left hand
and Ang counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ang.
Dusk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ang is one step ahead there.
Dusk controlling Ang's posture.
Ang stands up from Dusk's guard - Ang perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Dusk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dusk lands a really nice looking cross but Ang seems unphased.
Dusk connects with a leg kick. Ang looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ang blocks a jab.
Dusk throws a lazy right hand but Ang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ang tries to counter with a takedown but Dusk is quick to defend against it.
Dusk misses with a wild body shot.
Ang half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dusk misses with a right hand
and Ang counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dusk wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ang manages to pass to side control.
Dusk is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ang escapes and gets back to his feet.
Dusk throws a big shot that misses.
Dusk throws a lazy right hand but Ang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ang feinted with a counter takedown.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dusk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dusk tests Ang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dusk misses with a hook. Ang ducked under it nicely.
Ang feinted with a counter takedown.
Dusk misses with a hook. Ang ducked under it nicely.
Ang avoids the body shot from Dusk.
Ang tries to counter with a takedown but Dusk is quick to defend against it.
Dusk takes a swing at Ang's ribcage but misses.
Dusk looks to land a left hand but Ang moved out of range nicely.
Ang drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dusk sprawls and moves away.
The crowd cheers as Dusk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ang doesn't seem phased though.
Dusk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dusk misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Dusk.
Dusk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ang feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dusk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ang attempts a counter takedown but Dusk avoids it well and moves away.
Ang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dusk throws out the jab.
Dusk loads up on a big right hand but Ang slips the punch.
Drake Dusk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dusk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ang in his tracks.
Nice sprawl there from Ang as Dusk shoots in.
Ang ducks under a wild hook from Dusk.
Nice defenses there by Ang.
A slow jab from Dusk misses its intended target.
Ang half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dusk cracks Ang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dusk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ang. That did some damage!
Dusk misses with a body shot
and Ang decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dusk's guard.
Ang preventing the sweep.
Ang gets to his feet. Dusk looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dusk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Angs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dusk throws a hook but Ang blocks it.
Dusk throws a looping overhand right but Ang ducks down to avoid it.
Dusk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ang.
Ang changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Good work by Ang as he checks the leg kick.
Ang half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ang attempts a counter takedown but Dusk avoids it well and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Dusk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dusk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ang blocks a jab.
Ang drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dusk sprawls and moves away.
Dusk misses with a right hand
and Ang counters with a single leg into guard. Dusk didn't expect that.
Dusk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ang is controlling him.
Ang has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dusk pulls Ang in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dusk looking for a sweep. Not yet Dusk, not yet.
Ang stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dusk.
Ang drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dusk sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dusk loads up on a big right hand but Ang slips the punch.
Drake Dusk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dusk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ang!
Dusk in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dusk misses with the ground and pound.
Ang tries to escape but Dusk is in control.
Sloppy strikes there by Dusk.
The ground and pound from Dusk seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dusk is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ang knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dusk prevents Ang from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dusk throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ang wants to get back to his feet.
Dusk throws an elbow but Ang slips to the side and avoids it well.
An elbow from Dusk crashes against the mat.
Dusk throws an elbow but Ang slips to the side and avoids it well.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ang avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dusk.
Dusk working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ang takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dusk lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Drake Dusk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ang prevents Dusk from moving into mount.
A lull in the action here as Dusk stalls from top position.
Dusk is continuing to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dusk throws a jab when Ang was well out of range.
Ang feinted with a counter takedown.
Ang staying out of range there.
Dusk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Dusk as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dusk.
Ang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dusk throws out the jab.
Ang appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dusk misses with an uppercut.
Ang changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dusk misses with a body shot.
Ang drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dusk sprawls and moves away.
Ang takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dusk missing with a left hand there. Ang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ang half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dusk loads up on a big right hand but Ang slips the punch.
Ang feinted with a counter takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drake Dusk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dusk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Dusk!
After winning the bout, Drake Dusk thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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