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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Duncan (ranked 2192 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Skrumbellos (ranked 2112 p4p, 0 weight class). Skrumbellos has chosen CANT BE TOUCHED!!! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Skrumbellos !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duncan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Skrumbellos thows a leg kick but Duncan checks it
and Duncan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Duncan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Skrumbellos stuns Duncan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab from Skrumbellos .
Skrumbellos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duncan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duncan scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Devin Skrumbellos has been cut.
Duncan darts in and clinches Skrumbellos up against the cage.
Skrumbellos blocks an uppercut.
Skrumbellos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duncan breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skrumbellos swings widly with a right hand
and Duncan counters with an outside leg kick.
Duncan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skrumbellos .
Skrumbellos tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbellos works Duncan's body with a nice hook.
Skrumbellos swings for the body but Duncan moves out of range.
Duncan connects with a jab.
Skrumbellos throws a lazy uppercut
and Duncan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Duncan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Skrumbellos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duncan. Duncan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Duncan avoids a kick to the body.
Duncan moves out of range of the strikes.
Duncan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Skrumbellos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skrumbellos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duncan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skrumbellos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duncan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duncan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Skrumbellos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duncan misses with a punch on the inside.
Skrumbellos misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Skrumbellos fails to land.
Skrumbellos misses with a punch to the body.
Duncan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Skrumbellos managing to block the knees to the body from Duncan.
Duncan blocks an uppercut.
Skrumbellos tries to break free but Duncan pushes him back against the cage.
Skrumbellos working aggressively here.
Duncan taking a breather.
Duncan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Skrumbellos up against the cage.
Duncan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan misses with a body punch.
Duncan lands a hook that snaps the head of Skrumbellos backwards.
Duncan lands with a right to the head.
Skrumbellos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duncan wants to stall.
Duncan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Duncan.
Skrumbellos digs a right hand underneath Duncan's ribcage. Duncan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Skrumbellos .
Duncan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duncan stalling in the clinch but Skrumbellos improves position.
Skrumbellos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Duncan avoiding damage.
Duncan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Skrumbellos .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duncan misses with some punches.
Skrumbellos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Skrumbellos misses with a punch on the inside.
Skrumbellos throws a punch but it's blocked by Duncan.
Duncan gets through Skrumbellos 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duncan is stalling here.
Duncan misses with a punch on the inside.
Duncan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That has opened up Devin Skrumbellos 's cut even more.
Duncan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skrumbellos presses Duncan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Duncan is breathing heavily.
Duncan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skrumbellos throws a head punch that misses.
Skrumbellos digs a right hand into Duncan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duncan's gas tank.
Skrumbellos misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Duncan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devin Skrumbellos 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Skrumbellos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duncan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Devin Skrumbellos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duncan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skrumbellos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Skrumbellos misses the jab.
Duncan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Skrumbellos tries to land a front kick but Duncan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Skrumbellos ducks under a wild hook from Duncan.
Skrumbellos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Skrumbellos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Skrumbellos backs away, Duncan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Duncan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Skrumbellos misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duncan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Skrumbellos misses with a body punch
and Duncan counters with a straight right hand.
Duncan moves in looking to clinch but Skrumbellos pushes him off.
A nice side step and Skrumbellos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Skrumbellos looks to land a left hand but Duncan moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbellos looks to throw the jab but Duncan is out of range.
Duncan blocks a head kick by Skrumbellos .
Duncan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Duncan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duncan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duncan throws a sloppy head kick and Skrumbellos moves out of range easily.
Duncan throws a head kick that Skrumbellos semi-blocks.
Duncan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Skrumbellos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tim Duncan is winning the standup battle so far.
Duncan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Skrumbellos misses the target.
Duncan throws a lazy head kick
and Skrumbellos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan scores with a head kick. Skrumbellos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Skrumbellos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Duncan tries to clinch but Skrumbellos is having none of it.
Skrumbellos connects with an inside leg kick.
Skrumbellos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skrumbellos moves out of range of the body kick.
Skrumbellos lands a nice shot to the body.
Duncan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Skrumbellos .
Skrumbellos misses with a wild body shot.
Duncan looks to land a left hand but Skrumbellos moved out of range nicely.
Skrumbellos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Skrumbellos .
Duncan throws a body punch but Skrumbellos moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Skrumbellos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Skrumbellos wants to slow Duncan down by chopping away at his legs.
Duncan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Duncan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duncan scores with a jab to the head.
Duncan lands a jab to the head.
Skrumbellos misses with a jab to the body
and Duncan counters with a straight right hand.
Skrumbellos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A head kick misses from Skrumbellos .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbellos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Skrumbellos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Duncan digs a good hook to Skrumbellos 's body.
Duncan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duncan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Skrumbellos counters with a left to the body.
Duncan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skrumbellos .
Duncan has closed the distance and engaged Skrumbellos in a clinch.
Duncan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Skrumbellos misses with the head strike.
Duncan tries to throw a body punch but Skrumbellos avoids it by throwing Duncan back against the cage.
Skrumbellos throws a punch but it's blocked by Duncan.
A head punch on the inside from Skrumbellos fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tim Duncan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Devin Skrumbellos 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Skrumbellos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Duncan lands with a hook. Skrumbellos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Skrumbellos .
Skrumbellos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Skrumbellos throws a low kick but Duncan moves out of range easily.
Skrumbellos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Duncan avoids the body shot from Skrumbellos .
Skrumbellos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duncan lands with a straight right. Skrumbellos didn't see that one coming.
Skrumbellos slips under a jab from Duncan.
Skrumbellos lands a nice hook to Duncan's body. Duncan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Skrumbellos throws a lazy uppercut
and Duncan counters with a nice uppercut.
The cut above Devin Skrumbellos 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The fighters circling - Skrumbellos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duncan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Skrumbellos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Duncan on the side of the head.
Skrumbellos throws a low kick but Duncan moves out of range easily.
As Skrumbellos tries to get set, Duncan tries to push him back and clinch up but Skrumbellos manages to avoid the attempt.
Skrumbellos throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Duncan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Duncan there.
Skrumbellos throws a leg kick
and Duncan counters with a straight right hand.
Skrumbellos takes a swing at Duncan's ribcage but misses.
Skrumbellos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Duncan drives through and clinches with Skrumbellos against the cage.
Tim Duncan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbellos misses with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Skrumbellos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duncan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duncan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duncan blocking some punches.
Duncan prevents a body shot from Skrumbellos .
Tim Duncan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Skrumbellos throws a head punch that misses.
Skrumbellos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Devin Skrumbellos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbellos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skrumbellos misses with a body punch.
Skrumbellos swings wildly with an uppercut but Duncan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duncan misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duncan.
Skrumbellos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duncan's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skrumbellos .
Duncan lands with a light punch inside.
Duncan blocks an uppercut.
Skrumbellos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skrumbellos misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skrumbellos .
Duncan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skrumbellos working aggressively here.
Skrumbellos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duncan.
Skrumbellos manages to break the clinch.
Skrumbellos misses with a lunging right hand
and Duncan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skrumbellos misses with a looping right.
Skrumbellos walks into a jab.
Devin Skrumbellos 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Duncan staying out of range there.
Duncan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Skrumbellos just manages to avoid it.
Skrumbellos throws a sloppy head kick and Duncan moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Devin Skrumbellos .
Well Duncan 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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