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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drake Dusk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drake Dusk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Little!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dusk throws the left hand but Little avoids the punch easily.
Dusk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Little keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dusk.
Little slips a jab from Dusk.
Little clinches up with Dusk and pushes him back against the cage.
Dusk being controlled against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dusk fails to land.
Little is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dusk.
Dusk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dusk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little.
Little lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dusk is looking for a takedown.
Dusk blocks a body shot from Little.
Little looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dusk tries to land knees in the clinch but Little avoids the damage to the body.
Dusk throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Little as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dusk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Little throws a head punch that misses.
Dusk misses with a punch on the inside.
Dusk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dusk throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Little jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dusk walks away with a smile on his face. Little gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dusk swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Little tries to counter by closing the distance.
Little throws a hook but Dusk blocks it.
Little fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dusk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Little doesn't manage to clinch there - Dusk circles away.
Little misses the body punch
and Dusk counters with a stiff right hand.
Little tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dusk was well out of range. Poor timing from Little.
Little moves into range and clinches up with Dusk.
Dusk blocking some punches.
Dusk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Little blocking some punches.
Dusk throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Little.
Dusk blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dusk swings wildly with an uppercut but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dusk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Little blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little gets through Dusk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Drake Dusk has been cut.
Little taking a breather.
Dusk throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Little managing to block the knees to the body from Dusk.
Little blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Little.
Dusk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Little lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dusk backwards.
Little lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Dusk fails to land.
Little misses with a punch on the inside.
Dusk looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Dusk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Little working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Little scores with a shot to the side of Dusk's head.
A head punch on the inside from Dusk fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dusk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Littles head.
Dusk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dusk prevents a body shot from Little.
Little lands a nice shot to the body.
Dusk misses with some punches.
Little can't find room to land a body shot as Dusk controls the action.
Dusk misses with some punches.
Little scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dusk.
Little working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dusk.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little.
Dusk blocks an uppercut.
Little lands a body shot.
Dusk is trying to break free.
Dusk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Little.
Dusk misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Little.
Dusk prevents a body shot from Little.
Dusk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Little lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dusk misses with a punch on the inside.
Little tries to work over Dusk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Little blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Little lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dusk backwards.
Dusk misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Dusk fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Little.
Little blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Little.
Dusk has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Little is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little.
Little blocks an uppercut.
Dusk prevents a body shot from Little.
Little lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dusk backwards.
Little has a couple of punches blocked by Dusk.
Little lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Little scores with a shot to the side of Dusk's head.
Dusk throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Dusk.
Dusk misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dusk throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Little dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drake Dusk's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dusk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Little with a nice cross.
Little keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Little is looking to clinch.
Dusk throwing a counter right hand but Little manages to avoid it.
Little wants to clinch up but Dusk keeps it at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Little.
Little feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dusk sprawling to the canvas! Dusk rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Little finish him?!
Dusk is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oh Dusk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Little misses with some punches.
A short right from Dusk.
Little doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Little blocking some punches.
Little scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dusk blocks an uppercut.
Dusk gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Little trying to hold on to Dusk's head to control him but Dusk postures up.
Dusk seems to have got his legs back now.
Dusk thows a huge punch but Little dodges it nicely.
Little is not content to let Dusk control the position.
Dusk wants to work for an arm triangle but Little is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dusk tries to pass to full mount but Little defends it.
Little gets back to full guard.
Dusk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Little preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dusk throws a big elbow that misses.
Little keeping full guard, as Dusk tries to pass.
Little is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Little has momentary wrist control but Dusk slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dusk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Little working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dusk.
Dusk prevents Little from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dusk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dusk seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Little uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dusk.
Little misses with a left hand
and Dusk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dusk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Little doesn't manage to clinch there - Dusk circles away.
A jab from Little does it's job there.
Drake Dusk's cut is getting worse.
Little wants to clinch but Dusk slips to the side
and Dusk counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Little has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dusk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Little.
Roger Little seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Little looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Little forces Dusk back against the cage and clinches.
Little lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dusk backwards.
Little doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dusk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little.
Little lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dusk backwards.
Little blocking some punches.
Little working aggressively here.
Little blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Little tries a body shot but Dusk blocks it.
Dusk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Little working aggressively here.
Little blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dusk wants a takedown.
Little blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dusk misses with a punch on the inside.
Dusk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Little dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little with a nice cross.
Dusk drops his hands momentarily and Little takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dusk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Drake Dusk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Little digs a good body shot into Dusk's ribs.
Little clinches.
A shot in the inside from Little.
Dusk lands a hook that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Dusk goes for a takedown attempt but Little pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dusk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Little moves into range and clinches up with Dusk.
Little lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Little showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Drake Dusk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dusk keeps the fight on the outside.
Dusk throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.
Dusk is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Little lands an overhand right.
Little needs to keep his hands up - Dusk had a free shot at his head there.
Roger Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little clinches.
Little misses with a body punch.
Little tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Little misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dusk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Little gets through Dusk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Little.
Little throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dusk swings wildly with an uppercut but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Little drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dusk gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Little misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little misses with a punch on the inside.
Dusk scores with a shot to the side of Little's head.
Little misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dusk is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dusk misses with a punch on the inside.
Little misses with a punch on the inside.
Little has a couple of punches blocked by Dusk.
Dusk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Little has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dusk swings wildly with an uppercut but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dusk is looking for a takedown.
Dusk lands a shoulder strike.
Little is rocked!
Dusk misses with the head strike.
Little avoiding damage as Dusk throws knees to the body.
Little lands with a short shot to the head.
Dusk throws a head punch that misses.
Little misses with a punch to the body.
Dusk misses with some punches.
Little lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little struggles to land a body shot inside as Dusk controls his hands.
Dusk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dusk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Little fails to land.
Little tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dusk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Little is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Dusk fails to land.
Dusk prevents a body shot from Little.
Little looking to stall.
Little lands a body shot.
Little lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dusk backwards.
Dusk tries to circle away but Little has him pinned against the cage.
Little blocking some punches.
Dusk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Little rushes Dusk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dusk lands a nice uppercut.
Dusk scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little struggles to land a body shot inside as Dusk controls his hands.
Little breaks the clinch.
Dusk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dusk swats away the attempt to clinch by Little.
A telegraphed right hand from Dusk misses the target.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roger Little is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Little blocks a jab.
Little is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dusk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Little moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dusk misses with a body shot.
Little throws a shot to the body.
Little stuffs the takedown attempt from Dusk. Dusk gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Dusk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dusk looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range.
Little throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dusk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dusk slips a jab and a cross from Little.
Dusk misses with a hook.
Little scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dusk in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dusk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Little steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dusk.
Dusk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
Dusk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good shot there by Little.
Little scores with a nice right hand.
Little lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dusk throws a leg kick but Little sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Drake Dusk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dusk misses with a looping left.
A left lands for Dusk.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roger Little.
I've got Little 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Little!
Roger Little 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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