Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: SYN 1093 Seran vs Panic IV
Date: Sep 01, 2024

#R1#
Dukic throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
Graves takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dukic connects with a nice looking jab.
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dukic throws out the jab.
Dukic lands a head shot.
Dukic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Graves on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dukic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dukic throws a looping overhand right but Graves ducks down to avoid it.
Graves throwing a counter right hand but Dukic manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Graves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Graves dodges the punch combination from Dukic.
Dukic wants to clinch.#T1#
Graves 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.
Dukic shoots in for a takedown but Graves shows good takedown defense.
Graves swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dukic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Graves counters with an outside leg kick.
Graves blocks a jab.
Graves throwing a counter right hand but Dukic manages to avoid it.
Dukic catches Graves with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dukic looks to throw the jab but Graves is out of range.
Dukic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Graves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Graves cracks Dukic with a right hand to the side of the head.#CUT#It looks like Bruno Dukic has been cut.#TD#
Graves drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dukic is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Graves dives into side control. #REVB#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves is staying tight to Dukic's torso, preventing him from escaping. #T2#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dukic defending against the ground and pound.
Graves just content to control the position.
Dukic struggling a bit here.
Graves takes a little break here. Dukic wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.#T3#
Dukic taking punishment in the form of punches.
Graves controlling the position from side mount.
Graves in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Graves working away.
Graves lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #T4#
Graves landing strikes.
Graves scores with punches from side control.
Dukic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Graves wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dukic is trying to control Graves's posture but Graves avoids it.
Graves cracks Dukic with a big elbow.
Graves controlling from side mount.
Graves working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Graves lands an elbow.
Graves cracks Dukic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Graves controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Terrance Graves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Dukic's cut.
That's time! Graves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Dukic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
Dukic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Graves.
A shot to the liver by Graves. Beautiful body shot.
Graves seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#TD#
Graves closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dukic quickly recovers to half guard.
Dukic wants to stand back up but Graves manages to pass into side control.
Graves working the head with strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Graves tries to score with some ground and pound. Dukic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. #T1#
Graves lands some shots froms side control.
Dukic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Graves connects with a decent elbow.
Graves is putting a hurting on Dukic here, landing some big shots from side control.
Terrance Graves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Graves controls the position.
Graves in side control, throwing shots but Dukic defends.
Graves creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Graves slows the pace down.
Graves postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dukic takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Graves has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Graves lands a few punches from side control.#T2#
Graves working the head with strikes.
Graves taking a breather here.
Graves lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dukic down.
Graves will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Graves in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Graves lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Graves connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dukic some visible discomfort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dukic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Graves connects with a decent elbow.
Dukic taking a bit of punishment here - Graves scoring with strikes.
Graves lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dukic down.
Dukic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well. #ROC#Dukic is rocked!#T3#
Graves lands a strong strike to the head of Dukic. That's dazed him! Graves looking to finish here. Dukic is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Graves lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrance Graves!
Our winner, Terrance Graves, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: SYN 1084 Cruz vs McBean
Date: Jul 28, 2024

#R1#
Diego punishes Dukic's body with a nice straight punch.
Dukic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dukic throws a jab when Diego was well out of range.
Dukic works over Diego's head and body with a nice combination.
Diego lands a jab to Dukic's midsection.
Dukic misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Dukic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Diego back to the cage. Dukic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The fighters circling - Dukic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diego defending well as Dukic loads up on a big left hand.
Diego looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Decent striking displayed by Dukic there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dukic slips under a jab.
Dukic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dukic.
Dukic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Dukic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diego misses with a body shot. #T1#
Dukic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dukic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dukic dips to his left and cracks Diego with an uppercut!
Dukic throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dukic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Dukic.
Diego misses with a left hand
and Diego takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dukic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego.
Dukic dives in for a single leg takedown but Diego sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#BC#
Dukic manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Dukic drives through and clinches with Diego against the cage.
Dukic lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC2#
Diego breaks from the clinch. #T2#
Dukic throws a jab when Diego was well out of range.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diego walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diego blocking some punches.
Dukic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dukic swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Dukic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC#
Dukic breaks the clinch.
Dukic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diego connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sam Diego is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diego with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dukic to score with a decent uppercut.#T3#
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dukic.
It seemed like Diego was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diego on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Dukic.
Dukic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dukic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diego takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dukic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dukic moves out of range as Diego strikes.
Diego slips a straight right by Dukic.#CL#
Dukic has Diego up against the cage in a clinch. #BC#
Dukic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dukic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diego takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #T4#
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dukic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Dukic as he connects with a hook.
Dukic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diego connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#It looks like Bruno Dukic has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Dukic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diego throws a lazy right hand but Dukic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left lands for Dukic.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dukic misses with a right hand
and Diego counters with a nice uppercut.
Dukic lands a really nice looking cross but Diego seems unphased.
Dukic looks to land a combination. Diego sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dukic dives in and grabs Diego's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diego pushes down on Dukic's head and hops out.
Dukic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diego. Diego circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CL#
Dukic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dukic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diego just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Dukic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Dukic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Diego dodges the punch combination from Dukic.
Diego let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diego throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dukic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diego has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Diego throws out a loose jab but Dukic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dukic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diego's head.
Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diego thuds his right hand into Dukic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dukic tries to clinch but Diego is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Diego on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dukic fails to land with a series of punches.
Dukic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diego can do to turn this around?
Diego with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Dukic moved out of range.
Dukic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dukic takes one to the side of the head. #T1#
Dukic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Dukic.
Dukic throws a series of strikes that have Diego backpedaling.
Dukic loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
Dukic darts in looking for a takedown but Diego gets double underhooks and turns Dukic into the cage.
Diego doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Come on Dukic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dukic working aggressively here. #BC#
Dukic breaks the clinch.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dukic moves away.
Dukic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T2##CL#
Dukic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dukic has a couple of punches blocked by Diego. #BC#
Dukic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dukic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dukic throws a big shot that misses.
Dukic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diego counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Dukic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dukic or perhaps it was just good defense by Diego, which made it look bad.
Dukic slips under a jab from Diego.
Dukic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dukic doesn't manage to clinch there - Diego circles away.
Dukic throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Diego on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T3#
Diego connects with a solid leg kick.
Dukic closes the distance and clinches up with Diego, looking for a takedown. Dukic pushes Diego against the cage but Diego circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dukic throws a nice looking combination but Diego bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dukic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dukic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Dukic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL#
Dukic clinches with his opponent.
Dukic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Dukic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dukic to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circling - Dukic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Dukic.
Dukic shoots and misses
and Diego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dukic misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diego! But no joy.#T4#
Dukic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diego counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dukic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diego's waist but Diego gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dukic off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diego connects with a nice looking jab.
Dukic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dukic shoots in and drives through. Diego sprawls well.
Diego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dukic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
Dukic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#Bruno Dukic's cut is getting worse.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Dukic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dukic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Diego avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Diego.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bruno Dukic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruno Dukic's cut.
That's time! Dukic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Dukic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diego counters with a stiff right hand.
Sam Diego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dukic wants to clinch.
Dukic wants to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Diego's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Diego swats away the attempt to clinch by Dukic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL#
Dukic has closed the distance and engaged Diego in a clinch.
Diego can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dukic. #T1##BC#
Dukic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diego drops his hands momentarily and Dukic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Diego. Those never looked like landing.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Diego is avoiding it.
Dukic wants to clinch up but Diego keeps it at a distance.
Dukic missing with a left hand there. Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bruno Dukic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego misses with a looping right.
Dukic throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
A big left from Dukic misses. #CL#
Dukic has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Dukic on the inside.
Bruno Dukic has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC2#
Diego manages to break the clinch.
Diego has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dukic tries to clinch but Diego moves out of range.
Diego let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T2#
Diego takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dukic connects with the punch.
Dukic throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Diego counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego throws a head kick that misses. #CL#
Dukic rushes Diego and presses him up against the cage.
Dukic has Diego pushed against the cage.#BC#
Dukic breaks the clinch.
Dukic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Dukic.
Diego let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diego looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dukic misses with a looping left.
Diego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dukic.#T3#
Dukic wants to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Diego misses.
Dukic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Diego back to the cage. Dukic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CL#
Dukic moves into the clinch.
Diego tries to break the clinch but Dukic is controlling the position. #BC#
Dukic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruno Dukic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice straight punches there by Dukic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dukic.
Dukic misses with a right hand
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diego misses with a looping right.
Dukic stalks Diego and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diego's face. Diego staggers backwards, shaken.#T4#
Diego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dukic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dukic.
Dukic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dukic misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Diego throws a counter combo.
Bruno Dukic is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Dukic does no damage.
Dukic shoots for a double leg takedown but Diego sprawls well. He's pushed Dukic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dukic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dukic moves away.
Diego dodges the punch combination from Dukic.
Dukic misses with an uppercut
and Diego counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slow jab from Diego misses its intended target.
Dukic throwing a counter right hand but Diego manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Dukic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dukic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Dukic!
A very excited looking Bruno Dukic rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: SYN 1074 Anton vs Balin
Date: Jun 09, 2024

#R1#
A leg kick checked by Dukic.
Man Iii has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outlaw MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Man Iii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yip Man Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dukic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Man Iii misses.
Dukic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dukic misses with a hook. Man Iii ducked under it nicely.
Man Iii lands a jab to Dukic's midsection.
A jab from Dukic misses.
Dukic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Man Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dukic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man Iii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dukic throws out a loose jab but Man Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man Iii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Man Iii misses the target.
Man Iii lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dukic misses with an uppercut. Man Iii saw that one coming.#CL2#
Dukic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Man Iii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Man Iii scores with a shoulder strike.
Man Iii takes a shot to the head.
Man Iii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dukic backwards.
Dukic is stalling here.
Dukic takes a shot to the head. #BC2#
Dukic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T1#
Dukic misses with a straight left.
Decent striking displayed by Man Iii there.
Dukic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice sprawl there from Man Iii as Dukic shoots in.
Dukic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Dukic.
Man Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dukic throws a lazy right hand but Man Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dukic shoots in and drives through. Man Iii sprawls well.
Man Iii throws a body punch but Dukic moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dukic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Man Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man Iii scores with the left hand. Dukic knows he should have avoided that one.
Man Iii slips under a jab.#CL2#
Dukic clinches with his opponent.
Man Iii throws a punch but it's blocked by Dukic.
Dukic is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dukic misses with a punch on the inside.
Man Iii tries to throw a body punch but Dukic avoids it by throwing Man Iii back against the cage.
Man Iii lands a nice uppercut.
Man Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2##BC2#
Dukic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dukic shoots for a double leg takedown but Man Iii sprawls well. He's pushed Dukic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yip Man Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Dukic.
Dukic moves out of range as Man Iii strikes.
A little jabbing left from Dukic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dukic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man Iii circles away quickly and effectively.
Dukic slips under a jab from Man Iii.#CL2#
Dukic takes the fight into the clinch.
Man Iii misses with the head strike.
Man Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dukic is trying to break the clinch but Man Iii is controlling him.
Man Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dukic stalling against the cage.
Dukic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Man Iii is pressed up against the cage. Dukic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Man Iii down to the mat. Man Iii avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Man Iii connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Man Iii misses with a lunging right hand
and Dukic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man Iii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dukic throws a lazy right hand but Man Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man Iii dips to his left and cracks Dukic with an uppercut!
Man Iii scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T3#
Dukic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dukic takes one to the side of the head.
Man Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man Iii throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dukic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man Iii ducks under a wild hook from Dukic.
Dukic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dukic takes one to the chin there.
Man Iii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dukic.
Dukic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man Iii.
Yip Man Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man Iii lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Man Iii is looking to chop away at Dukic's legs.
Man Iii misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dukic! But no joy.
A big left from Man Iii misses.
Dukic blocks a leg kick.
Dukic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man Iii.
Man Iii scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Man Iii is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dukic missing with a left hand there. Man Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man Iii throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Man Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man Iii slips a jab from Dukic.
Man Iii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T4#
Man Iii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dukic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dukic doesn't manage to clinch there - Man Iii circles away.
Dukic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man Iii throws a jab but it's blocked by Dukic.
Man Iii is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Man Iii keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dukic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Man Iii throws a hook but Dukic blocks it.
Dukic misses with a wild combination.
Dukic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dukic manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Man Iii lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dukic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dukic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dukic wants to clinch up but Man Iii keeps it at a distance.
Man Iii takes a swing at Dukic's ribcage but misses.
Man Iii cracks Dukic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dukic doesn't manage to clinch there - Man Iii circles away.
Dukic ducks right into an uppercut from Man Iii. #CL2#
Dukic moves into the clinch successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yip Man Iii dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Man Iii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Man Iii ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch but Man Iii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dukic moves out of range of the strikes.
Man Iii connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dukic's hands.
Man Iii slips under a jab.
Dukic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man Iii throws an overhand right that lands on Dukic's shoulder, as Dukic tries to avoid the shot.
Donk. Man Iii catches Dukic right on the button with a cross.
Yip Man Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice sprawl there from Man Iii as Dukic shoots in.
Man Iii connects with a solid leg kick.
Dukic defending well as Man Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Dukic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dukic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dukic throws a big shot that misses.
Man Iii throws a body punch but Dukic moves out of range.
Man Iii thuds his shin into the meat of Dukic's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dukic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man Iii circles away quickly and effectively.
Man Iii throws a leg kick that misses.
Man Iii with a nice calf kick.
Dukic misses with a few strikes there. #T1#
Man Iii swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Man Iii throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dukic moves away from the strike by Man Iii.
Man Iii lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dukic misses with a hook.
Dukic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dukic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice uppercut lands for Man Iii. That snapped Dukic's head back.
Man Iii throws out a loose jab but Dukic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man Iii is looking to score with low kicks.
Man Iii scores with a jab. Dukic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Man Iii misses with a hook.
Man Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dukic can do to turn this around?
Dukic blocks a jab.
Dukic misses with an uppercut.
Dukic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man Iii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dukic misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dukic misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Man Iii.
Man Iii misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Dukic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dukic missing with a left hand there. Man Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T2#
Dukic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Man Iii sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dukic somewhat.
Man Iii moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dukic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man Iii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man Iii throws a leg kick but Dukic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Man Iii is looking to land body kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dukic! But no joy.
Man Iii moves out of range of the strikes.
Man Iii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dukic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Man Iii pinned against the cage. Man Iii gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yip Man Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Dukic.
Man Iii scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dukic tries to clinch but Man Iii is having none of it.
Man Iii scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T3#
Man Iii lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Dukic misses.
Dukic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man Iii.
Dukic misses the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Man Iii darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Man Iii slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Man Iii moves out of range of the strikes.
Dukic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dukic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man Iii.
Dukic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Man Iii's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dukic under the eye.
Dukic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man Iii.
Dukic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dukic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Man Iii's head.
Man Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man Iii connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dukic throws the left hand but Man Iii avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Dukic.
Man Iii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dukic throws the left hand but Man Iii avoids the punch easily.#T4#
Dukic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Man Iii looks to land a right hand but Dukic moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Dukic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man Iii throws a jab when Dukic was well out of range.
Dukic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man Iii.
Dukic walks into a left hand.
Dukic shoots in but no luck this time.
Dukic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Man Iii is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dukic fails with a takedown attempt.
Dukic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Man Iii sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Man Iii misses the target.
Man Iii takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dukic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Man Iii loads up on a big right hand but Dukic slips the punch.
Man Iii looks to throw the jab but Dukic is out of range. #CL2#
Dukic closes the distance and pushes Man Iii back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man Iii misses with a body punch.
Man Iii tries to throw a body punch but Dukic avoids it by throwing Man Iii back against the cage.
Dukic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Man Iii backwards.
Dukic has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Man Iii seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dukic can turn it around.
Man Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Dukic.
A right hook to the body lands for Man Iii.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yip Man Iii dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Man Iii throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yip Man Iii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dukic misses with a hook.
Man Iii swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man Iii.
Nice defenses there by Dukic.
Man Iii throws a hook to the side of Dukic's head but Dukic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dukic doesn't manage to clinch there - Man Iii circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man Iii.
A low kick from Man Iii misses
enabling Dukic to counter with a crisp jab.
Dukic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Man Iii misses
and Dukic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dukic misses with a hook.
Man Iii digs a good hook to Dukic's body.
Man Iii is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dukic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Man Iii defends well and Dukic ends up having to push Man Iii into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#CL2#
Dukic closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Come on Dukic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Man Iii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dukics head. #CUT#It looks like Bruno Dukic has been cut.#T1#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man Iii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dukic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dukic swings wildly with an uppercut but Man Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Dukic.
Dukic has a couple of punches blocked by Man Iii.
Man Iii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man Iii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dukic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dukic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dukic blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2#
Dukic misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Dukic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Man Iii 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dukic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man Iii.
A big right from Man Iii misses.
Dukic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dukic moves away from the strike by Man Iii.
Dukic throws a big shot that misses.
Dukic misses with a straight right.
Dukic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Man Iii throws a solid leg kick but Dukic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man Iii.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dukic doesn't manage to clinch there - Man Iii circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Man Iii. Dukic shrugs it off though.
Man Iii throws a looping overhand right but Dukic ducks down to avoid it.
Man Iii ducks under a wild hook from Dukic.
Dukic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man Iii connects with a solid leg kick. #T3#
Dukic walks into a left hand.
Dukic moves out of range of the leg kick from Man Iii.
Dukic looks to land a right hand but Man Iii moved out of range.
Man Iii ducks under a wild hook from Dukic.
Man Iii lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Man Iii scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dukic throws a right hand that Man Iii ducks under and follows up with a left that Man Iii also avoids with ease.
Dukic throws a shot from downtown. Man Iii moves away and avoids it.
Man Iii is looking to counter punch.
Man Iii moves out of range as Dukic strikes.
Man Iii has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Man Iii there as he acknowledges the shot.
Man Iii slips under a jab.
Man Iii misses with a low kick.
Man Iii throws a hook to the side of Dukic's head but Dukic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dukic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Man Iii.
Dukic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dukic connects with a nice looking jab.
Man Iii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Man Iii moves out of range of the strikes.
Dukic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Man Iii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T4#
Man Iii swings for the body but Dukic moves out of range.
Man Iii moves out of range as Dukic strikes.
Man Iii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man Iii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Man Iii connects with an inside leg kick.
Dukic misses with a straight right.
Dukic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Man Iii works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dukic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man Iii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Man Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
As Dukic backs away, Man Iii returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dukic throws a series of punches but Man Iii moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Man Iii.
Man Iii throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dukic.
Man Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dukic throws out the jab.
Dukic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dukic moves out of range as Man Iii strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dukic! But no joy.
A slow jab from Man Iii misses its intended target.
Man Iii throws a hook but Dukic blocks it.
Bruno Dukic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dukic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Man Iii throws a shot from downtown. Dukic moves away and avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yip Man Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Man Iii, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yip Man Iii!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Yip Man Iii made sure he mentioned HELL'S BALLS NUTRITION, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: HZN Fight Night Kape v Slow
Date: Mar 31, 2024

#R1##CL#
Dukic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dukic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dukic lands an uppercut.
Dukic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Redman prevents a takedown attempt there. #TD2#
Redman wants the takedown. Dukic is fighting it off but Redman persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dukic's guard against the cage.
Redman wants to control from the top but Dukic keeps moving.
Dukic wants to stand up but Redman is controlling him.
Redman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Redman working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Redman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Redman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Redman working some strikes from top position.
Dukic wants to stand up but Redman is controlling him. #T1#
Redman is looking to work some ground and pound but Dukic has wrist control.
Dukic wants to stand and escape but Redman is having none of it.
Dukic trying to strike off his back.
Redman wants to control from the top but Dukic keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Redman lands with a cross.
Dukic tries for a takedown but Redman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Redman slips a straight right by Dukic.#CL#
Dukic clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dukic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
Dukic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Redman with a nice cross.#TD2#
Redman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Redman lands in his opponent's guard.
Redman throwing strikes from guard but Dukic blocks nicely. #T2#
Redman is fighting to break Dukic's control of his arms but Dukic is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Redman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Redman wants to control from the top but Dukic keeps moving.
Redman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dukic's guard.
Dukic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redman trying to pass the guard but Dukic defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dukic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dukic taking some punishment here, with Redman in his half guard.
Dukic is trying to stand back up but Redman is controlling him #T3#
Dukic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Redman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dukic keeps working.
Dukic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Redman on the ground.
Redman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Redman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dukic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Redman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Redman is keen to just control but Dukic is a slippery customer.
Dukic is trying to stand up here but Redman is controlling him well.
Redman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Redman lands strikes from half guard.
Dukic is trying to control but can't.
Dukic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Redman. #T4#
Redman lands with a punch from half guard.
Redman slows the pace down in half guard.
Redman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dukic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Redman lands with a punch from half guard.
Dukic missing with punches from the bottom.
Dukic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dukic tries to get out of the position.
Dukic wants to control but Redman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Redman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Redman lands strikes from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stu Redman dominated that round.
That's time! Dukic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Dukic throws a lazy right hand but Redman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Redman is looking for the big counter here.
Nice shot by Redman.
Redman misses with an uppercut. Dukic saw that one coming.
Redman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dukic moves away from the strike by Redman.
Redman throws a hook to the side of Dukic's head but Dukic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Redman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dukic.
Dukic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dukic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#TD2#
Redman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Redman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redman wants to control but Dukic is keeping him busy.
Redman grinds an elbow into Dukic's temple.
Redman looks up at the clock and then as Dukic takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Redman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Redman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dukic is avoiding damage well. #T1#
Dukic tries to escape but Redman is in control.
Redman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Redman wants to control but Dukic is keeping him busy.
Dukic taking a bit of punishment here - Redman scoring with strikes.
Redman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Redman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Redman grinds an elbow into Dukic's temple.
You can see the frustration on Dukic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Redman tries to score with some ground and pound. Dukic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Redman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dukic is trying to control Redman's posture but Redman avoids it.
Dukic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well. #T2#
Redman grinds an elbow into Dukic's temple.
Dukic is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Redman lands an elbow.
Redman in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dukic can't do much from the bottom here.
Redman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dukic keeps working.
Redman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Redman landing a few strikes.
Redman working the head and body with strikes. #T3#
Redman scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dukic dodges the ground and pound from Redman.
Dukic is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Redman is controlling him well.
Dukic prevents Redman from improving position.
Dukic struggling a bit here.
Redman throwing strikes but Dukic manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Redman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dukic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Redman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Redman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Redman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Redman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T4#
Dukic taking some punishment here, with Redman in his half guard.
Redman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dukic tries to get to full guard but Redman has control of the leg.
Redman wants to control but Dukic is keeping him busy.
Dukic won't allow Redman to pass to mount.
Redman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Redman moves into full mount! Dukic won't be happy about that!
Stu Redman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dukic's face.
Dukic taking shots to the head.
Redman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Redman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stu Redman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Jab, jab by Redman - just one landing.
Redman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dukic.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice takedown defense from Redman. No joy for Dukic on that attempt. #TD2#
Redman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dukic's guard.
Redman throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Redman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dukic keeping full guard, as Redman tries to pass.
Redman won't allow Dukic to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Redman working some strikes from top position.
Redman throwing strikes but missing.
Redman is pushing down on Dukic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dukic is fighting to maintain full guard but Redman has managed to sneak the leg through.#T1#
Redman lands strikes from half guard.
Redman lands with a punch from half guard.
Redman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dukic keeps working.
Redman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Redman throwing shots but Dukic is blocking nicely.
Redman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dukic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Redman.
Dukic has hold of Redman's hands but Redman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Redman thows a huge punch but Dukic dodges it nicely.
Dukic missing with punches from the bottom.
Redman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dukic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T2#
Redman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Redman wants to take a breather but Dukic is having none of it.
Redman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dukic has hold of Redman's hands but Redman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Redman slips a nice elbow through Dukic's hands, connecting with Dukic's forehead.
Redman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Redman lands with a punch from half guard.
Redman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dukic trying to control but Redman postures up.
Redman slips a nice elbow through Dukic's hands, connecting with Dukic's forehead.#T3#
Redman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dukic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Redman. #ES#
Dukic manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Redman keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Dukic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dukic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dukic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dukic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dukic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dukic is trying to stall.
Dukic throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dukic.#T4#
Dukic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dukic working hard to break the clinch.
Dukic controlling the action here for a moment. #TD2#
Redman turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dukic wants to control but Redman postures up.
Redman moves into full mount!
Redman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Redman working the ground and pound effectively.
Bruno Dukic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Redman lands a heavy elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stu Redman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Redman 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stu Redman!
Stu Redman very nearly forgot to thank Stoner's Killer Apparel amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: HZN 9 Ivanovic v McBean
Date: Feb 24, 2024

#R1#
Dukic tries to clinch but Koefti is having none of it.
Koefti throws a right hand that Dukic ducks under and follows up with a left that Dukic also avoids with ease.
Koefti throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Koefti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good shot there by Dukic.
Koefti tries to score with a low kick but Dukic moves his leg out of the way.
Koefti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dukic.
Dukic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dukic throws out a loose jab but Koefti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Koefti.#CL2#
Dukic gets a clinch.
Dukic controlling the action here for a moment.
I was talking to Koefti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Koefti working aggressively here.
Dukic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koefti lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dukic.
Koefti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koefti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Bruno Dukic has been cut.#T1#
Koefti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koefti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dukic is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dukic.
Koefti scores with a shoulder strike.
Koefti misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dukic fails to land.
Dukic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dukic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koefti being controlled against the cage.
Koefti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dukic's defenses.
A short right from Koefti on the inside.
Koefti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dukic's defenses.
Dukic has a couple of punches blocked by Koefti.
Dukic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Koefti. #BC2#
Dukic breaks from the clinch.
Dukic dives in and grabs Koefti's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koefti pushes down on Dukic's head and hops out.#T2#
Dukic avoids the body shot from Koefti.
Dukic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Koefti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dukic slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Dukic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
Koefti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dukic avoids the elbow strike from Koefti, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Koefti.
Koefti lands a shot to the body.
Dukic is trying to push Koefti away but Koefti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dukic gets through Koefti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koefti misses with a knee to the head.
Dukic lands with a short shot to the head.
Koefti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Koefti. #CUT#That has opened up Bruno Dukic's cut even more.
Dukic misses with some punches.
Dukic avoids a wild elbow strike from Koefti.
Koefti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dukic.
Koefti pushes Dukic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3##BC2#
Dukic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dukic misses with an uppercut. Koefti saw that one coming.#CL#
Koefti drives through and clinches with Dukic against the cage.
Koefti pushes Dukic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dukic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Andre Koefti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Dukic.
Koefti lands an elbow inside.
Dukic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dukic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Koefti up against the cage.
Koefti can't find room to land a body shot as Dukic controls the action. #BC2#
Dukic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Koefti clinches with his opponent. #BC2#
Dukic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dukic blocks a head kick by Koefti.
Dukic cracks Koefti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CL#
Koefti clinches up with Dukic and pushes him back against the cage.
Dukic tries to break the clinch but Koefti is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Koefti obliges.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koefti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koefti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dukic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koefti.
Dukic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Koefti fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dukic.
Koefti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#The cut above Bruno Dukic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dukic is trying to pull guard but Koefti turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Koefti lands an elbow inside.
Dukic tries to break free but Koefti pushes him back against the cage.
Koefti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dukic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Koefti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dukic's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Koefti scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Koefti. #CUT#Bruno Dukic's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruno Dukic's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andre Koefti!
Andre Koefti was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: HZN 5 Tuytuhlz v Tampukpuk
Date: Feb 02, 2024

#R1#
Koefti misses the shot to the body.
Dukic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Koefti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dukic.
Dukic cracks Koefti with an open hand slap.
Bruno Dukic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dukic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Koefti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dukic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dukic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Koefti as he avoids it easily.
Koefti misses with an uppercut.
Dukic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dukic misses with a takedown attempt - Koefti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Koefti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dukic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koefti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dukic on the side of the head.
A jab from Koefti misses.
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!
A jab lands there for Koefti.
Dukic cracks Koefti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dukic slips under a jab.#CL2#
Dukic has Koefti up against the cage in a clinch. #BC#
Koefti breaks from the clinch. #T1#
Koefti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dukic scores with the left hand. Koefti knows he should have avoided that one.
Koefti closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dukic counters with a nice uppercut.
Dukic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koefti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koefti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Dukic misses.
Koefti misses with a looping right.
Dukic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Koefti defends it nicely.
Andre Koefti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Dukic.
Dukic blocks a head kick by Koefti.
Koefti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dukic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koefti swings widly with a right hand
and Koefti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dukic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koefti. #T2#
Koefti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
The fighters circling - Koefti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dukic lands with a nice combination. Koefti backs away looking to recover.
Dukic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koefti throws a one two combo.
Dukic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Koefti pinned against the cage. Koefti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dukic fails to land the takedown.
Koefti is looking to clinch but Dukic is avoiding it.
Koefti loads up on a big right hand but Dukic slips the punch.
Dukic scores with a nice right hand.
Dukic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dukic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koefti.
A swing and a miss from Koefti.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dukic! But no joy.
Andre Koefti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koefti misses with a hook.
Dukic looks to land a combination but Koefti avoids it well.
Dukic moves out of range of the body kick from Koefti. #T3##CL2#
Dukic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Dukic manages to break the clinch.
Koefti throws a lazy right hand but Dukic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koefti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koefti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dukic!
Dukic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Koefti misses with an uppercut. Dukic saw that one coming.
Dukic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koefti is looking to counter the offense by Dukic and move into the clinch.
Koefti stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Koefti wants it to stay on the feet.
Dukic fails with the takedown.
Koefti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #CUT#It looks like Bruno Dukic has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Dukic.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Koefti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dukic. #T4#
A slow jab from Koefti misses its intended target.
Dukic lands a jab to the nose.
Koefti missing with a left hand there. Dukic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dukic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koefti finds it's way round the side to connect with Dukic's head.
Dukic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Koefti had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Dukic looks to land a right hand but Koefti moved out of range.
Dukic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koefti sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL#
Koefti has Dukic up against the cage in a clinch. #BC2#
Dukic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koefti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Koefti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dukic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dukic has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dukic scores with a punch to the head.
Koefti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Dukic instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Koefti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koefti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Koefti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koefti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dukic's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bruno Dukic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruno Dukic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Dukic lands a lovely overhand right.
Dukic ducks under a wild hook from Koefti.
Koefti misses with a straight left.
Koefti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koefti throws a push kick but Dukic slaps the foot to one side.
Dukic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koefti. #CL2#
Dukic drives through and clinches with Koefti against the cage.
Koefti tries a body shot but Dukic blocks it.
Koefti tries to work over Dukic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koefti pushes off an throws an elbow but Dukic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Koefti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koefti.
Dukic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dukic tries to circle away but Koefti has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koefti.
Dukic tries to break free but Koefti pushes him back against the cage.#T1#
Dukic has Koefti pressed against the cage.
Koefti throws an elbow but it misses.
Dukic blocks the elbow strike.
Koefti goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Dukic breaks the clinch.
Koefti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Koefti moves out of range as Dukic strikes.
Dukic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koefti.
Dukic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koefti throws out the jab.
Dukic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dukic misses with a two punch combination.
Koefti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dukic's sensitive parts.
Dukic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Koefti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dukic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dukic moves in looking to clinch but Koefti pushes him off.#T2#
Dukic throws an overhand right that lands on Koefti's shoulder, as Koefti tries to avoid the shot.
Dukic is looking to clinch.
Dukic lands a head shot.
Dukic throws a lazy right hand but Koefti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koefti throws a lazy right hand but Dukic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andre Koefti is winning the standup battle so far.
Koefti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dukic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Dukic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koefti misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dukic! But no joy.
Koefti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dukic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koefti. Koefti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dukic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Koefti defends well and Dukic ends up having to push Koefti into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Koefti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dukic throws out the jab.
Dukic throws a hook but Koefti avoids it easily.
Dukic ducks under a wild hook from Koefti.#CL#
Dukic gets tackled into the cage by Koefti. Koefti maintains the clinch.
Koefti can't break the clinch.
Koefti misses with a hook to the ribs. #T3#
Dukic is trying to push Koefti away but Koefti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dukic blocks the elbow strike.
Dukic blocks a body shot from Koefti.
Dukic dodges an elbow strike from Koefti. #BC2#
Dukic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Dukic rushes Koefti and presses him up against the cage.
Koefti misses with a punch to the body.
Koefti tries to throw a body punch but Dukic avoids it by throwing Koefti back against the cage.
Dukic blocks a body shot from Koefti.
Dukic blocks an elbow strike from Koefti.
Koefti throws an elbow that misses.
Dukic blocks an elbow strike.
Koefti tries to throw a body punch but Dukic avoids it by throwing Koefti back against the cage. #T4#
Dukic dodges an elbow strike from Koefti.
Dukic has had enough of the clinch but Koefti keeps him there for the moment.
Dukic prevents a body shot from Koefti.
Koefti misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koefti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dukic's brow. #BC2#
Dukic breaks the clinch.
Dukic cracks Koefti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dukic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Koefti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dukic.
Dukic throws out a loose jab but Koefti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koefti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Koefti misses.
Koefti throws a lazy right hand but Dukic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dukic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koefti under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Dukic. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheers as Dukic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Koefti doesn't seem phased though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bruno Dukic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bruno Dukic's cut.
That's time! Koefti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Dukic moves into the clinch.
Dukic dodges an elbow strike from Koefti.
Koefti struggles to land a body shot inside as Dukic controls his hands.
Koefti struggles to land a body shot inside as Dukic controls his hands.
Koefti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koefti lands a body punch. #BC2#
Dukic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab from Dukic.
Koefti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dukic will feel that in the morning.
Koefti jabs at Dukic's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koefti blocks a jab.
Koefti throws a looping overhand right but Dukic ducks down to avoid it.
Koefti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dukic.
Koefti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koefti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Koefti slips under a jab from Dukic.#T1#
A head kick misses from Koefti.
Dukic feints the counter takedown.
A slow jab from Koefti misses its intended target.
Dukic cracks Koefti with an open hand slap.
Jab, jab by Koefti - just one landing.
Koefti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dukic connects with a right hand. Koefti shakes it off.
Koefti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dukic.
Dukic walks into a left hand.
Koefti misses with a looping right.
Dukic throws a jab but it's blocked by Koefti.
Dukic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dukic or perhaps it was just good defense by Koefti, which made it look bad.
Dukic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dukic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Koefti counters with a stiff right hand.
Koefti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dukic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Koefti defends well and Dukic ends up having to push Koefti into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Andre Koefti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Dukic.#T2#
Dukic walks into a stiff left hand from Koefti.
Koefti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dukic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sloppy strikes from Dukic. Those never looked like landing.
Koefti tries to land a leg kick but Dukic saw it coming and moves away.
Koefti throws a series of punches but Dukic moves out of range.
Koefti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dukic throws out the jab.
Dukic throws a series of punches but Koefti avoids them all with ease.
Dukic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koefti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dukic throws a counter combo.
Dukic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Koefti throws a head kick but Dukic moves out of range.
Dukic swings widly with a right hand
and Koefti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #CL#
Koefti moves into the clinch.
Koefti struggles to land a body shot inside as Dukic controls his hands. #T3#
Dukic leaning his opponent against the cage.#BC2#
Dukic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koefti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dukic.
Dukic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koefti. Koefti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Koefti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Andre Koefti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dukic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Dukic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bruno Dukic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Koefti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dukic looking to slow down the pace here.#BC2#
Dukic breaks the clinch. #T4#
Dukic connects with a crisp jab.
Dukic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dukic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koefti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dukic wants to clinch up but Koefti keeps it at a distance.
Koefti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dukic throws a combination. Koefti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Koefti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koefti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Koefti needs to keep his hands up - Dukic had a free shot at his head there.
Dukic fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Koefti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dukic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koefti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Koefti misses with a hook.#CL2#
Dukic clinches.
Koefti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koefti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Koefti tries to throw a body punch but Dukic avoids it by throwing Koefti back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andre Koefti.
I think Dukic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: RISE 195: Popara vs Souza
Date: Sep 09, 2023

#R1#
A slow jab from Kouame misses its intended target.
Kouame misses with a straight right.
Kouame misses with an uppercut. Dukic saw that one coming.
Dukic misses with a double jab.
Dukic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dukic.
Kouame moves forwards but Dukic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kouame takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dukic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Kouame misses.
Dukic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Kouame wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dukic wants to clinch.
Dukic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Dukic cracks Kouame with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dukic works the jab nicely.
Dukic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kouame connects with a nice looking jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Dukic misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Dukic.#T1#
Kouame throws out a loose jab but Dukic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dukic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kouame.
Dukic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Dukic.
A telegraphed right hand from Kouame misses the target.
Dukic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CUT#It looks like Bruno Dukic has been cut.
Dukic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A telegraphed right hand from Kouame misses the target.
Kouame throws a lazy uppercut
and Dukic counters with a nice uppercut.
Kouame loads up on a big right hand but Dukic slips the punch.
Dukic misses the jab.
Dukic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kouame.
Dukic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kouame.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kouame misses with an uppercut. Dukic saw that one coming.
Kouame throws a big shot that misses.
Dukic clobbers Kouame with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dukic darts in looking for a takedown but Kouame gets double underhooks and turns Dukic into the cage.
Dukic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kouame.
Kouame lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kouame walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T2#
Dukic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kouame.
Kouame slips a straight right by Dukic.
Kouame misses with an uppercut. Dukic saw that one coming.
Kouame misses with a right hand
and Dukic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kouame looks to throw the jab but Dukic is out of range.
Kouame throws a hook but Dukic blocks it.
Dukic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kouame had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Dukic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Kouame throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yaya Kouame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dukic misses with a straight right.
Dukic misses the jab.
Kouame looks to land a right hand but Dukic moved out of range.
Kouame throws a hook but Dukic blocks it.
Dukic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kouame misses with an uppercut.
Kouame throws a hook but Dukic avoids it easily.
Kouame waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dukic.
Kouame thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dukic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kouame moves out of range as Dukic strikes.
Yaya Kouame is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Dukic. That snapped Kouame's head back. #T3#
Dukic swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Kouame.
Kouame connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kouame pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dukic misses with an uppercut.
Kouame tests Dukic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kouame loads up on a big right hand but Dukic slips the punch.
Dukic lands with a right hand.
Kouame looks to land a right hand but Dukic moved out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kouame jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dukic unleashes a big counter combination but Kouame bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Dukic scores with a four punch combination!
Kouame walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kouame scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dukic in his tracks. #ROC#Dukic is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up Bruno Dukic's cut even more.
Kouame flashes Dukic a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Dukic's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Dukic crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Kouame punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yaya Kouame!

Event: RISE 189: Diggs vs Daan
Date: Aug 05, 2023

#R1#
Greatrix closes the distance and clinches up with Dukic, looking for a takedown. Greatrix pushes Dukic against the cage but Dukic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Greatrix moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Greatrix walks into a left hand. #TD2#
Dukic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Greatrix!
Greatrix is looking for a sweep.
Greatrix manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dukic trying to control but Greatrix postures up. #SUB#
Dukic is defending against the submission attempts here by Greatrix. #SUB#
Greatrix is working for a submission of some sort.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greatrix wants to free his trapped foot but Dukic is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T1##SUB#
Greatrix seems to be looking for submissions. #SUB#
Greatrix is looking for a kimura but Dukic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Greatrix to get the leverage. #SUB#
Greatrix is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dukic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Greatrix.
Greatrix wants to free his trapped foot but Dukic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Greatrix is thwarting Dukic's attempts to control the position.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Greatrix is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Greatrix is looking for a kimura here.
Dukic won't allow Greatrix to pass to mount.
Dukic trying to control but Greatrix postures up. #SUB#
Greatrix is working for a submission of some sort.
Dukic wants to control but Greatrix is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T3#
Dukic is trying to stand back up but Greatrix is controlling him
Dukic is trying to maintain the position but Greatrix is very close to passing his half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Greatrix is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! #SUB#
Greatrix swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Dukic is now in Greatrix's guard. A big mistake from Greatrix there, giving up the dominant position! #SUB#
Greatrix escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dukic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Greatrix escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dukic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dukic working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Greatrix lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T4##SUB#
Greatrix drops back looking for a leg! Dukic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dukic manages to kick Greatrix off! Greatrix jumps back into Dukic's guard.
Greatrix wants to pass the guard but Dukic is keeping the position.
Greatrix will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Greatrix postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dukic is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Greatrix, into his guard. #REVB#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Dukic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Greatrix has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dukic has managed to get both his arms back between Greatrix's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Homer Greatrix will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Greatrix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Greatrix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dukic.
Greatrix walks into a left hand.
Dukic throws a hook but Greatrix avoids it easily.
Greatrix tries to counter with a takedown but Dukic is quick to defend against it.
Greatrix shoots for a double leg takedown but Dukic sprawls well. He's pushed Greatrix's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dukic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Greatrix counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#It looks like Bruno Dukic has been cut.
Dukic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greatrix circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice jab there from Dukic. #TD2#
Dukic gets the takedown into side control.
Greatrix manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB#
Greatrix actively working from the bottom here.
Dukic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Greatrix. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dukic is trying to control. Greatrix wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Greatrix gets full guard.
Greatrix controlling Dukic's posture. #T1#
Greatrix is trying to control the position but Dukic postures up. #SUB#
Greatrix looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Greatrix wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #SUB#
Greatrix had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dukic defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Greatrix is on top in guard. #REVR#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dukic can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Greatrix drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Greatrix jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T2##SUB#
Greatrix drops back looking for a leg! Dukic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dukic manages to kick Greatrix off! Greatrix jumps back into Dukic's guard.
Greatrix postures up. #SUB#
Greatrix is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Greatrix advances position into side control!
Homer Greatrix overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Greatrix is trying to get an arm triangle but Dukic is defending well. #SUB#
Greatrix working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dukic is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Greatrix is controlling him well.#T3##SUB#
Greatrix is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dukic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Greatrix is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dukic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Greatrix is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dukic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Greatrix is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dukic has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Greatrix is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dukic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Greatrix is trying to get an arm triangle but Dukic is defending well.
Dukic is trying to control Greatrix's posture but Greatrix avoids it. #SUB#
Greatrix tries for a kimura but Dukic is defending well. #SUB#
Greatrix tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dukic is trying to control Greatrix's posture but Greatrix avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Homer Greatrix will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruno Dukic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Dukic tries to clinch but Greatrix is having none of it.
Dukic missing with a left hand there. Greatrix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Greatrix walks into a left hand.
Greatrix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dukic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dukic throws a jab when Greatrix was well out of range.
Greatrix circles away from the clinch attempt.
Greatrix throws a low kick but Dukic avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dukic crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Greatrix - the referee stops the clock and Dukic gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Greatrix. Dukic manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bruno Dukic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Dukic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Greatrix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dukic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Greatrix tries for a takedown but Dukic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dukic throws out a counter right but Greatrix avoids it with no problem.
Greatrix looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dukic is fending him off so far but Greatrix persists. Nope, Dukic circles away and we're back to standing.
Dukic was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Greatrix takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Homer Greatrix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice cross by Dukic.#T1#
Dukic cracks Greatrix with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Greatrix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dukic is looking to clinch.
Dukic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Greatrix's head backwards.#TD2#
Dukic fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Greatrix to the ground. Dukic is now in Greatrix's guard.#SUB#
Greatrix looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
Greatrix had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dukic defends it easily.#SUB#
Greatrix looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dukic trying to control the position from guard on top but Greatrix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2##SUB#
Greatrix escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dukic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Greatrix keeping moving, preventing Dukic from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Greatrix is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Greatrix looking for a sweep. Not yet Greatrix, not yet. #SUB#
Dukic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dukic stopping the sweep attempt from Greatrix.#T3##SUB#
Greatrix looking for a guillotine here but Dukic defends easily. #SUB#
Dukic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Greatrix has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dukic has managed to get both his arms back between Greatrix's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Greatrix is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Greatrix wants to sweep here but Dukic controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Dukic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Greatrix has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dukic has managed to get both his arms back between Greatrix's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Greatrix has his foot on Dukic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dukic works his way back into a safe position though.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dukic stopping the sweep attempt from Greatrix.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Donk. Dukic catches Greatrix right on the button with a cross.
Dukic moves in looking to clinch but Greatrix pushes him off.
Greatrix throws a counter high kick but Dukic was just alert enough to avoid it.
Greatrix tries a head kick but it misses.
Greatrix takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Greatrix gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dukic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Greatrix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dukic.
Greatrix tries to counter with a takedown but Dukic is quick to defend against it.
Dukic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Greatrix takes one to the chin there.
Nice jab there from Dukic.
Greatrix fails to land the takedown.
Bruno Dukic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Homer Greatrix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Homer Greatrix. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Dukic shoots in and gets a takedown into Greatrix's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Dukic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Greatrix has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Homer Greatrix!

Event: RISE 176
Date: Jun 03, 2023

#R1#
Dukic is looking to clinch.
Dukic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Porto sprawls well. Porto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dukic gets slowly back to his feet.
A cross from Dukic lands.
Dukic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Porto looks to score with a jab to the body but Dukic is just out of range.
Dukic takes one to the side of the head.
Porto swings for the body but Dukic moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Dukic misses the target.
Dukic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dukic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dukic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Porto throws out a counter right but Dukic avoids it with no problem.
Porto misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Dukic's head coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dukic wants to clinch up but Porto keeps it at a distance.
Porto feints the counter takedown.
Dukic dips to his left and cracks Porto with an uppercut!#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Porto. Dukic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dukic fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Porto misses.
Dukic moves away from the strike by Porto.
Dukic lands a head shot.
Dukic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dukic tests Porto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Dukic wants to clinch
and Porto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Porto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Porto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Porto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Porto.
An attempted straight right counter from Dukic misses the target.
Dukic wants to clinch.#T2##TD2#
Porto drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porto is looking to work some ground and pound but Dukic has wrist control.
Porto postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Porto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dukic trying to control the position.
Porto chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Porto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Porto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Porto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T3#
Porto scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dukic wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Porto manages to pass to side control.
Dukic has hold of Porto's hands but Porto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Porto there.
Porto scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Porto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Porto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Porto slips a nice elbow through Dukic's hands, connecting with Dukic's forehead.
Porto lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dukic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Porto. #T4#
Dukic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Porto.
Dukic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Porto scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dukic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Porto.
Porto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Porto scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Porto working Dukic over with strikes.
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!
Porto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Porto lands with a punch from half guard.
Dukic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Porto.
Dukic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Porto.
Porto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dukic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Porto on the ground.
Porto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nero Porto dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Dukic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Porto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Porto swats away the attempt to clinch by Dukic.
Porto drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dukic defends it well.
Dukic moves out of range of the strikes.
Dukic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Porto moves forwards but Dukic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dukic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Porto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Porto is avoiding it.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch but Porto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dukic throws a lazy uppercut
and Porto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dukic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukic tries to clinch but Porto moves out of range.
Dukic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Porto scores with a nice head shot.
Dukic is looking to clinch.
Dukic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Porto.
Bruno Dukic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Dukic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Porto connects with the punch.
Dukic scores with a sloppy right hand. Porto should have avoided that one.
Dukic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dukic wants to clinch
and Porto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Porto lands a nice shot to the body.
Porto looks to throw the jab but Dukic is out of range.
Dukic wants to clinch.
Porto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Porto has his takedown stuffed
and Dukic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Porto misses with a lunging right hand
and Dukic counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Porto shoots in looking for a takedown. Dukic tries to sprawl out of it but Porto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dukic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Porto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
Dukic misses with a hook. Porto ducked under it nicely.
Dukic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dukic moves in looking to clinch but Porto pushes him off.
Nice uppercut there from Dukic.
Horrible takedown attempt by Porto or perhaps it was just good defense by Dukic, which made it look bad.
Bruno Dukic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nero Porto.
Nice uppercut there from Dukic.
Dukic is looking to clinch.
Porto has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Porto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dukic lands with a cross.
Dukic wants to clinch up but Porto keeps it at a distance.
Porto misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
Porto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dukic defends well and Porto ends up having to push Dukic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dukic tries to clinch but Porto moves out of range.
Dukic slips a jab from Porto.
Dukic moves in looking to clinch but Porto pushes him off.
Porto tries for a takedown but Dukic circles away easily
and Dukic counters with a nice uppercut.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Porto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Dukic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dukic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dukic with a hook.
Porto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fighters circling - Porto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Porto slips a straight right by Dukic.
Porto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Porto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T4#
Dukic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Porto.
Nice defenses there by Dukic.
Dukic is looking to counter punch.
Porto lands with a good body shot.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Porto looks to land a right hand but Dukic moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dukic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Porto on the side of the head.
Dukic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Porto's waist but Porto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dukic off to one side.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Porto is avoiding it.
Dukic staying out of range there.
Dukic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Porto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dukic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Porto shoots in and drives through. Dukic sprawls well.
Porto takes one on the button.
Dukic darts in trying to clinch#TD2#
and Porto counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dukic!

Dukic throws Porto to one side and escapes!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nero Porto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Porto throws a right hand that misses
and Dukic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Porto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Porto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dukic manages to avoid it.
Dukic tries to clinch but Porto moves out of range.
Dukic lands the left hand.
Dukic misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Porto. Dukic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Porto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Porto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Porto blocks a jab.
Porto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Porto misses with a right hand
and Dukic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Dukic doesn't manage to clinch there - Porto circles away.
Porto feints the counter takedown.
Porto throws a poor cross that misses
and Porto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dukic moves out of range of the strikes.
Porto scores with a hook.#T1#
Dukic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Porto.
Porto misses with a straight left.
Porto misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Porto misses its intended target.
Porto misses with a straight right.
Dukic tries to clinch but Porto is having none of it.
Dukic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Porto looks to land a left hand but Dukic moved out of range nicely.
Porto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Porto lands a jab to the nose.
Dukic tries to clinch up but Porto circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Dukic has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Porto.
Dukic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Porto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dukic prevents a body shot from Porto. #T2##BC#
Dukic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dukic ducks under a wild hook from Porto.
Dukic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL#
Dukic rushes Porto and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dukic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #TD2#
Porto pulls Dukic into guard. #SUB2#
Dukic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Porto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dukic has managed to get both his arms back between Porto's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Porto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Porto is looking for a triangle here but Dukic uses the submission attempt to pass into side control. #SU#
Dukic stands up and beckons Porto to his feet. #T3#
Dukic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Porto defends well and Dukic ends up having to push Porto into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Porto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Porto is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dukic to keep the fight standing.
A right hook to the body lands for Porto.
Porto tries to pull guard but Dukic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Porto has a couple of punches blocked by Dukic.
Porto misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Porto breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Dukic rushes Porto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dukic leaning against his opponent.
Dukic working hard to break the clinch.
Dukic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dukic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T4##BC2#
Porto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dukic connects with a looping right hand.
Porto throws a body punch but Dukic moves out of range.
Nero Porto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Porto misses with a straight right.
Porto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dukic.
Dukic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Porto missing with a left hand there. Dukic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dukic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dukic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Porto on the side of the head.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Porto is avoiding it.
And Porto tries to counter it with a takedown but Dukic pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dukic moves in looking to clinch but Porto pushes him off.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Dukic staying out of range there.
A jab from Dukic misses.
Porto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bruno Dukic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Porto ducks under a wild hook from Dukic.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bruno Dukic.
I think Porto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nero Porto!
Our winner, Nero Porto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: RISE 163
Date: Apr 22, 2023

#R1#
Dukic misses with an uppercut.
Masters on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dukic lands with a hook. Masters tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dukic jabs Masters right on the nose. Masters blinks but takes it well.
Masters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masters looks to land a combination but Dukic avoids it well.
Masters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dukic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dukic shoots in but no luck this time.
Masters throws a fast counter high kick but Dukic manages to duck under it in time.
Dukic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masters. #CL2#
Masters closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Masters tries a knee to the head but Dukic blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Masters just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dukic's brow.
Masters misses with a punch on the inside.
Masters throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Masters obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masters pushes off an throws an elbow but Dukic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T1#
Masters misses with an elbow strike.
Masters leaning his opponent against the cage.#BC2#
Masters manages to break the clinch.
Masters misses with a looping right.
Dukic slips under a jab.
It looked like Dukic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dukic shoots in for a takedown but Masters shows good takedown defense.
Masters let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Masters throws a low kick but Dukic avoids it.
Morton Masters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dukic misses with a wild body shot.
Masters throws a big counter head kick but Dukic avoids it with no problem.#CL2#
Masters clinches up with Dukic and pushes him back against the cage.
Dukic lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC2#
Masters breaks the clinch.
Dukic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masters.#T2#
Masters misses with a body shot.
Dukic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dukic misses with a straight right.
Dukic swats away the attempt to clinch by Masters.
Dukic lands a head shot.
Bruno Dukic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dukic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dukic fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Dukic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masters fails in his attempt to clinch.
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!
Masters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dukic lands an overhand right.
Dukic ducks under a wild hook from Masters.
Dukic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Masters is looking to clinch but Dukic is avoiding it.
Dukic lands a body shot.
Masters misses with a jab, cross combination. #T3#
Masters looks to score with a jab to the body but Dukic is just out of range.
Dukic 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.
Masters buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Masters misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dukic cracks Masters with a right hand to the side of the head.
Masters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dukic.
Dukic jabs Masters right on the nose. Masters blinks but takes it well.
Dukic cracks Masters with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CL2#
Masters rushes Dukic and presses him up against the cage.
Dukic wants to stall.
Masters content to slow the pace in the clinch. #BC2#
Masters manages to break the clinch.
Masters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dukic.
Masters is looking for the big counter here.
Masters throws a shot from downtown. Dukic moves away and avoids it.#T4#
Dukic blocks a head kick by Masters.
Dukic throws a shot from downtown. Masters moves away and avoids it.
Masters is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dukic scores with a hook.
Dukic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masters stuffs the takedown attempt from Dukic. Dukic gets slowly back to his feet.
Masters looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Masters takes a jab right on the kisser. #CL#
Dukic closes the distance and clinches.
Masters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masters tries a knee to the head but Dukic blocks it.
Dukic missing with knees to the body.
Masters throws an elbow but it's blocked. #BC2#
Masters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Dukic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dukic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Morton Masters will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dukic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Dukic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dukic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masters.
Dukic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dukic is looking to counter the offense by Masters and move into the clinch.
Dukic misses with a series of wild punches.
Dukic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Masters pinned against the cage. Masters gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dukic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masters.
Dukic moves away from the strike by Masters.
Dukic looks to land a right hand but Masters moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters slaps away a takedown attempt from Dukic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dukic fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Dukic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dukic scores with a nice head shot.#T1#
Masters misses with a low kick.
Dukic lands a head shot.
Masters tries to clinch but Dukic is having none of it.
Masters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masters throws a counter combo.
Masters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dukic throws a hook to the side of Masters's head but Masters sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dukic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dukic misses with a straight left.
Masters misses with a body shot.
Dukic is looking to clinch.
Masters throws a counter combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dukic.
Dukic misses with a looping right.
Dukic connects with a jab.
Dukic misses with a straight left.
Masters walks into a jab.
Dukic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T2#
Dukic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dukic throws a jab when Masters was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Masters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dukic checks a low kick from Masters.
Dukic shoots in and drives through. Masters sprawls well.
Masters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruno Dukic is winning the standup battle so far.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch but Dukic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dukic feints a jab promting Masters to slip. Dukic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Masters slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dukic tests Masters's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Dukic lands.
Masters has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Masters throws a head kick that misses.
Masters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dukic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T3##CL2#
Masters has managed to clinch. #BC#
Dukic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masters staying out of range there.
Dukic moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMasters.
Dukic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice cross by Dukic.
Dukic throws a big shot that misses.
Masters throws a nice looking combination but Dukic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Masters has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Dukic blocks a head kick by Masters.
Masters connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dukic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Masters avoids it really well and circles away.
Dukic takes a head kick and keeps coming. #CUT2#It looks like Bruno Dukic has been cut.
Dukic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Masters counters with a nice uppercut. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masters throws a solid leg kick but Dukic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Masters.#CL#
Dukic closes the distance and clinches.
Masters lands with a short shot to the head.
Masters throws a head punch that misses.
Dukic avoiding damage as Masters throws knees to the body.
Masters presses Dukic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Dukic breaks the clinch.
Dukic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Masters unleashes a big counter combination but Dukic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dukic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masters.
Dukic tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Masters manages to circle out of the way.#CL2#
Masters gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Dukic breaks from the clinch.
Dukic connects with a nice looking jab. #CL#
Dukic has managed to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Dukic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Dukic's cut.
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!#R3#
Dukic goes for a double leg but Masters avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Masters continues to drive forward.
Dukic blocking some punches.
Masters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masters lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dukic backwards.
Dukic avoiding damage as Masters throws knees to the body.
Dukic blocks an elbow strike from Masters.
Masters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dukic.
Dukic letting Masters take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters misses with the head strike.
Dukic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masters misses with an elbow over the top.#T1#
Masters with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masters misses with an elbow strike. #BC2#
Masters breaks the clinch.
Masters tries to clinch but Dukic is having none of it.
Dukic throwing a counter right hand but Masters manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Dukic.
Dukic misses with an uppercut.
Dukic scores with a jab. Masters acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dukic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Masters momentarily. #CL2#
Masters closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Dukic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masters wants to clinch up but Dukic keeps it at a distance.
Masters takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dukic blocks a head kick by Masters.
A little feinted left hand from Dukic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheers as Dukic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Masters doesn't seem phased though.
Dukic lands a nice shot that snaps Masters's head back. #T2#
Masters looks to score with a jab to the body but Dukic is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dukic.
Dukic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Masters momentarily.
Dukic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dukic avoids the head kick by Masters. #CL#
Dukic closes the distance and clinches.
Masters misses with an elbow over the top.
Masters landing knees to the body.
Dukic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC#
Dukic breaks from the clinch.
Masters throws a sloppy head kick and Dukic moves out of range easily.
Dukic is looking to counter punch.
Dukic lands a jab.
Masters throws a head kick that misses.
Dukic fails with the takedown.#T3#
Dukic misses with an uppercut.
Masters takes a jab right on the kisser.
Masters finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Masters drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dukic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Masterss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Masters lands a high kick!
Masters pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Masters is trying to break the clinch but Dukic is controlling him.#BC#
Dukic manages to break the clinch.
Dukic shoots in but no luck this time.
Masters throws a fast counter high kick but Dukic manages to duck under it in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Dukic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Masters lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dukic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dukic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T4#
Masters ducks right into an uppercut from Dukic.
Dukic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dukic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dukic shoots in and drives through. Masters sprawls well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masters throws a right hand that Dukic ducks under and follows up with a left that Dukic also avoids with ease.
Dukic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Masters fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dukic is out of range.
Dukic slips a jab from Masters.
Dukic cracks Masters with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Masters is avoiding it.
Masters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masters looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Masters on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Masters is avoiding it.
Dukic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bruno Dukic.
I think Dukic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Dukic!
An out of breath Bruno Dukic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: RISE 156
Date: Mar 26, 2023

#R1##CL#
Dukic clinches up with Rimenis and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dukic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rimenis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dukic smiles and moves away.
Rimenis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dukic.
Despite the aggression on Rimenis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bruno Dukic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rimenis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dukic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Dukic has Rimenis up against the cage in a clinch. #BC#
Dukic breaks the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Rimenis.
Rimenis shoots for a takedown but Dukic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dukic is looking to counter punch.
Rimenis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dukic circles away.
Bruno Dukic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maris Rimenis.#CL#
Dukic closes the distance and clinches.
Dukic pushes Rimenis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dukic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dukic pushes Rimenis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dukic.
A short body shot lands from Dukic as the two fighters clinch.
Rimenis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dukic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dukic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T1##BC#
Dukic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Dukic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rimenis, pushing him back against the cage.
Dukic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Dukic.
Rimenis looks winded!#BC#
Dukic breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Dukic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dukic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dukic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rimenis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dukic lands a hook that snaps the head of Rimenis backwards.
Dukic lands with a left to the head.
Dukic lands with a light punch inside. #CUT#It looks like Maris Rimenis has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dukic lands a body punch.
Dukic lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Dukic.
A short uppercut from Dukic.
Dukic lands a right hand. #ROC#Rimenis is rocked!
Dukic scores with a shoulder strike.
Rimenis is still on wobbly legs! Can Dukic finish him?
Dukic throws a big uppercut that drops Rimenis! More strikes from Dukic and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Rimenis lies dazed against the cage as Dukic celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Dukic!
A relieved looking Bruno Dukic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: RISE 147
Date: Feb 26, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Dukic rushes Parker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Parker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dukic backwards. #CUT#It looks like Bruno Dukic has been cut.
Parker is working Dukic over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
Dukic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dukic lands a body shot.
Dukic swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD2#
Dukic has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Parker uses from the top position. #SU#
Parker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dukic has time to react.
Dukic blocks a leg kick.
Dukic is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Dukic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dukic moves in looking to clinch but Parker pushes him off.#CL2#
Dukic has closed the distance and engaged Parker in a clinch.
Parker has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#BC#
Parker manages to break the clinch. #T1#
Parker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dukic wants to clinch
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Dukic is just out of range.
Parker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dukic moves out of range as Parker strikes.
Parker throws a lazy right hand but Dukic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab from Parker.
Parker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dukic tries to clinch up but Parker circles away and keeps his distance.
Parker throws a hook but Dukic avoids it easily.#T2#
Parker throws a shot from downtown. Dukic moves away and avoids it.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dukic tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker throws a big counter combination but Dukic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Parker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Left hook, right uppercut from Parker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dukic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dukic.#CL2#
Dukic darts in and clinches Parker up against the cage.
Dukic blocks a body shot from Parker.
A hook to the body from Parker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dukic.
Dukic lands a nice knee to the body. #T3#
Dukic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Parker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dukic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Parker walks away with a smile on his face. Dukic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Parker misses with a looping right.
Neil Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dukic wants to clinch.
Dukic darts in trying to clinch
and Parker counters with a series of strikes. Dukic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dukic takes one to the chin there.
Parker tries to bum rush Dukic with a series of wild strikes but Dukic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T4#
Parker lands with a good body shot.
Parker throws a looping overhand right but Dukic ducks down to avoid it.
Parker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dukic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Parker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dukic's hands.
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!
Parker scores with a nice strike.
Parker misses with a looping right.
Dukic tries to clinch there but Parker circles away.
Parker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Neil Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dukic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Neil Parker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Dukic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Dukic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dukic is looking to clinch.
A jab from Parker misses.
Parker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dukic.
Dukic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Parker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker misses with a two punch combination.
Parker throws a right hand that misses
and Dukic counters with a big head kick but Parker shrugs it off.
Dukic tries to clinch there but Parker circles away.
Parker throws a body punch but Dukic moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dukic! But no joy.
Parker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dukic can do to turn this around?#T1#
Parker swings widly with a right hand
and Dukic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dukic wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Parker misses its intended target.
Parker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dukic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parker throws out a loose jab but Dukic uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL2#
Dukic clinches up with Parker and pushes him back against the cage.#T2#
Dukic lands a left hand.
Dukic looking to throw knees to the head but Parker is blocking nicely.
Parker lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC2#
Dukic breaks the clinch.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Dukic throws out a counter right but Parker avoids it with no problem.
Dukic defending well as Parker loads up on a big left hand.
Dukic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dukic tries to clinch there but Parker circles away.
Parker swats away the attempt to clinch by Dukic.
Dukic wants to clinch.#T3#
Parker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Parker.
Dukic slips under a jab from Parker.
Parker swats away the attempt to clinch by Dukic.
Parker throws a right hand that misses
and Dukic counters with a straight right hand.
Parker misses with a looping left.#T4#
Dukic wants to clinch up but Parker keeps it at a distance.
Neil Parker is winning the standup battle so far.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker throws the left hand but Dukic avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Dukic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dukic follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Dukic is looking to clinch.
Dukic tries to clinch up but Parker circles away and keeps his distance.
Dukic tries to clinch there but Parker circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dukic ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
A little jabbing left from Dukic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dukic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Parker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parker misses with a hook.
Dukic unleashes a big counter combination but Parker bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Neil Parker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Dukic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Dukic doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Parker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dukic doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Parker misses the body punch
and Dukic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parker scores with a one two! Dukic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A big right from Parker misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukic moves out of range of the strikes.
Dukic doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Dukic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T1#
Sloppy strikes from Parker. Those never looked like landing.
Parker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab by Parker.
Dukic tries to clinch up but Parker circles away and keeps his distance.
Parker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dukic counters with a nice uppercut.
Dukic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Parker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Parker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Parker misses with a hook. Dukic ducked under it nicely.
Dukic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Dukic wants to clinch.#T2#
Parker throws a looping overhand right but Dukic ducks down to avoid it.
Dukic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Parker misses with a straight left.
Parker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Parker.
Parker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dukic.
Dukic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Parker misses with an uppercut. Dukic saw that one coming.
Dukic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Parker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dukic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dukic tries to clinch but Parker is having none of it.
Parker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dukic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T3#
Parker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dukic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice defenses there by Dukic.
Parker misses with a series of wild punches.
Dukic was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dukic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dukic is looking for the big counter here.
Parker lands a two punch combo.
Parker connects with a nice looking jab.
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Parker, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #T4#
Parker misses with an uppercut
and Dukic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dukic moves to clinch but Parker breaks away
and Parker counters with a series of strikes. Dukic will be more careful next time no doubt. #CUT#That has opened up Bruno Dukic's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker throws a body shot but no joy.
Dukic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker throws a big shot that misses.
Dukic flicks out a counter leg kick but Parker steps away.
Dukic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #CL2#
Dukic forces Parker back against the cage and clinches.
Dukic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Parker walks away with a smile on his face. Dukic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bruno Dukic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL2#
Dukic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parker, pushing him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neil Parker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Parker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil Parker!
Neil Parker managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.

Event: RISE 143
Date: Feb 12, 2023

#R1#
Dukic stuffs the takedown attempt from Hakansson. Hakansson gets slowly back to his feet.
Hakansson keeps the fight on the outside.
Hakansson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dukic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hakansson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dukic manages to avoid it.
Hakansson shoots in looking for a takedown but Dukic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hakansson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dukic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hakansson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Dukic lands.
Dukic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dukic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bruno Dukic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Hakansson.#T1#
Hakansson keeps the fight on the outside.
Dukic stuffs the takedown attempt from Hakansson. Hakansson gets slowly back to his feet.
Hakansson misses with a takedown
and Dukic counters with a straight right hand.#CL#
Dukic darts in and clinches Hakansson up against the cage.
Hakansson blocks an uppercut.
Dukic is trying to maintain a safe position but Hakansson gets an underhook and turns Dukic into the cage.
Dukic working aggressively here. #TD2#
Hakansson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Dukic can't fight it off and eventually Hakansson manages to take the fight to the floor. Dukic looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hakansson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T2#
Dukic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hakansson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hakansson works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB2#
Hakansson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Hakansson seems to be looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Hakansson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dukic sees it coming and defends easily.
Dukic trying to control here. #T3##SUB2#
Dukic is defending against the submission attempts here by Hakansson.
Hakansson controlling the action here.
Dukic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dukic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hakansson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB2#
Dukic is defending against the submission attempts here by Hakansson.
Hakansson stalling away here and it's allowed Dukic to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dukic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hakansson tries to free his leg and advance position but Dukic is retaining full guard.
Hakansson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dukic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hakansson is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jack Hakansson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Hakansson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hakansson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hakansson wants to control but Dukic is keeping him busy. #T1#
Hakansson stalling.
Dukic pushes Hakansson off looking to stand but Hakansson dives back in and keeps control. #SUB2#
Hakansson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Hakansson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB2#
Hakansson wants to work for an arm triangle but Dukic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hakansson not doing much here. #SUB2#
Hakansson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hakansson wants to take a breather but Dukic is having none of it.
Jack Hakansson has got the better of the ground game so far.#T3##SUB2#
Hakansson seems to be working for a kimura but Dukic defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hakansson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hakansson controlling the pace. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jack Hakansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dukic stuffs the takedown attempt from Hakansson. Hakansson gets slowly back to his feet. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dukic tries to clinch there but Hakansson circles away.
Dukic is looking to clinch.
Hakansson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hakansson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dukic counters with a left to the body.
Dukic tries to clinch but Hakansson moves out of range.
Hakansson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dukic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hakansson somewhat.
Bruno Dukic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Hakansson.
Hakansson tries for a takedown but Dukic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hakansson shoots in for a takedown but Dukic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#TD2#
Hakansson scores with a takedown into Dukic's guard.
Dukic wants to stand but Hakansson is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Hakansson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Hakansson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Dukic as Hakansson shoots in.
Dukic lands with a right hand.
Hakansson fails to land the takedown.
Dukic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bruno Dukic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Hakansson.#CL#
Dukic clinches with his opponent.
We've been informed that Hakansson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hakansson blocks it with crossed arms.
Dukic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hakansson.
Dukic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dukic. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Dukic fails to land.
Dukic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hakansson blocks an uppercut.
Dukic prevents the takedown attempt.
Hakansson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dukic pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hakansson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dukic's waist but Dukic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hakansson off to one side.
Hakansson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dukic manages to avoid it.
Dukic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hakansson misses with a double jab
and Dukic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bruno Dukic is winning the standup battle so far.
Dukic is looking to clinch.
Hakansson misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Dukic to counter with a crisp jab.
No luck for Hakansson with that takedown attempt. #T2##CL#
Dukic moves into the clinch.
Dukic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dukic gets underhooks to prevent Hakansson's takedown attempt.
Hakansson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dukic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hakansson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hakansson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dukic is looking to clinch.
Hakansson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#CL#
Dukic moves into the clinch successfully.
A short uppercut from Dukic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hakansson wants a takedown but no success here.
Dukic misses with a knee to the head.
Dukic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dukic has a couple of punches blocked by Hakansson. #T3#
Hakansson tries for a takedown but Dukic manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hakansson.
Hakansson blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Dukic manages to break the clinch.
Hakansson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hakansson wants it to stay on the feet.
Hakansson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dukic tries to clinch but Hakansson moves out of range.
Hakansson has his takedown stuffed
and Dukic counters with a stiff right hand.
Dukic moves in looking to clinch but Hakansson pushes him off.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Hakansson is avoiding it.
Dukic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hakansson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hakansson keeps the fight on the outside.#T4#
Hakansson misses with a takedown attempt
and Dukic counters with a stiff right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hakansson.
Hakansson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dukic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Hakansson is avoiding it.
Hakansson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dukic with a body shot.
Hakansson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dukic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hakansson! But no joy.
Hakansson shoots and misses
and Dukic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bruno Dukic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Hakansson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dukic.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Dukic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hakansson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Hakansson!
After the big win, Jack Hakansson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Shadow Realm Apparel and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: RISE 137
Date: Jan 22, 2023

#R1#
Dukic tries to clinch
and Ahearn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ahearn misses with a straight right.
Dukic wants to clinch up but Ahearn keeps it at a distance.
Ahearn misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dukic tries to clinch there but Ahearn circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukic lands a glancing blow to the side of Ahearn's head.
Ahearn misses with a hook. Dukic ducked under it nicely.
Dukic drops his hands momentarily and Ahearn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T1#
Ahearn looks to score with a jab to the body but Dukic is just out of range.
Dukic thinks about the counter body kick.
Dukic moves in looking to clinch but Ahearn pushes him off.#CL2#
Dukic pushes Ahearn up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dukic.
Dukic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dukic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ahearn lands a hook that snaps the head of Dukic backwards.
Ahearn blocking some punches.
Dukic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dukic misses with some punches.
Ahearn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dukic throws a punch but it's blocked by Ahearn.
Ahearn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ahearn presses Dukic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dukic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ahearn.
Dukic throws a punch but it's blocked by Ahearn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahearn.
Dukic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ahearn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Ahearn tries to throw a body punch but Dukic avoids it by throwing Ahearn back against the cage. #TD2#
Dukic pulls guard successfully.
Ahearn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahearn 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.
Dukic is looking to stand up but Ahearn isn't so interested in that idea.
Dukic is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Dukic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ahearn controls the pace.#T3#
Dukic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ahearn sitting in guard here, content to control. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ahearn takes a swing at Dukic's ribcage but misses.
Ahearn takes a swing at Dukic's ribcage but misses.
Dukic wants to clinch
enabling Ahearn to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ahearn throws a body shot but no joy.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch but Ahearn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ahearn punishes Dukic's body with a nice straight punch.
Ahearn throws a body shot but no joy.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch but Ahearn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dukic cracks Ahearn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ahearn throws a series of punches but Dukic moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ahearn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dukic was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahearn.
Ahearn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dukic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tobias Ahearn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Ahearn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dukic.
Dukic wants to clinch up but Ahearn keeps it at a distance.
Ahearn misses the jab.
Dukic tries to clinch there but Ahearn circles away.
Ahearn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahearn 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.
Ahearn works the jab nicely.#CUT#It looks like Bruno Dukic has been cut.
Dukic moves to clinch but Ahearn breaks away
and Ahearn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ahearn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dukic can do to turn this around?
Ahearn misses with a body shot. #T1#
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch but Ahearn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A lazy left from Dukic finds it's target.
Dukic doesn't manage to clinch there - Ahearn circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Ahearn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dukic moves in looking to clinch but Ahearn pushes him off.
Ahearn scores with a nice strike.
Ahearn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dukic was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahearn.
Ahearn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ahearn lands with an uppercut that bounces Dukic off the cage and back into range.
Dukic throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ahearn counter with a right hand. #ROC#Dukic is rocked!#T2#
Ahearn swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Dukic counter with a right hand.
Ahearn misses with a hook to the body
and Dukic counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2#
Dukic moves into range and clinches up with Ahearn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dukic lands with a short shot to the head.
Dukic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dukic looking to throw knees to the head but Ahearn is blocking nicely.
Ahearn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ahearn lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dukic fails to land.
Dukic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dukic working aggressively here.
Ahearn has a couple of punches blocked by Dukic.
Dukic misses with a punch on the inside.
Bruno Dukic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, Ahearn scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dukic.
Ahearn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ahearn as Dukic tries to tie him up. #T3#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ahearn.
Ahearn scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dukic.
Dukic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ahearn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dukic.
Ahearn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#CUT#That has opened up Bruno Dukic's cut even more.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ahearn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dukic tries to stall but Ahearn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ahearn lands with a right to the head.
Ahearn blocking some punches.
Ahearn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dukic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dukic swings wildly with an uppercut but Ahearn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Ahearn.
Dukic is still on wobbly legs! Can Ahearn finish him?
Ahearn misses with some punches.
Dukic seems to have recovered his senses.
Dukic scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ahearn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dukic backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Dukic fails to land.
Ahearn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ahearn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T4#
Still in the clinch, Ahearn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ahearn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dukic backwards.
Ahearn gets through Dukic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dukic working aggressively here.
Dukic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ahearn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dukic lands a knee to the head.
Ahearn blocks an uppercut.
Ahearn working aggressively here.
Dukic swings wildly with an uppercut but Ahearn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahearn.
A head punch on the inside from Dukic fails to land.
Ahearn gets through Dukic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dukic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Ahearn.
A left hand lands to the body for Ahearn.
Dukic is breathing heavily.
Ahearn pushes Dukic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ahearn lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dukic fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tobias Ahearn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Dukic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Ahearn drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Dukic right on the button. Dukic goes down! Ahearn follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Ahearn gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobias Ahearn!

Event: RISE 131
Date: Jan 01, 2023

#R1#
Dukic avoids the body shot from Artic.
Dukic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Artic throws a low kick but Dukic avoids it.
Artic walks into a jab.
Bruno Dukic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artic circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Artic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dukic back to the cage. Artic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dukic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Artic under the eye.
Artic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dukic manages to avoid it.
Artic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch but Artic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Artic throws a combination. Dukic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Artic throws a leg kick but Dukic moved away.
Dukic lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artic misses with a straight right.
Dukic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Artic.
Dukic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Artic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #T1#
A big right from Dukic misses.
Artic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Bruno Dukic has been cut.
Dukic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Artic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dukic doesn't manage to clinch there - Artic circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Artic works Dukic's body with a nice hook.
Artic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Artic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dukic sizes up Artic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CL2#
Dukic gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dukic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dukic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice left hand lands by Dukic.
Artic is looking for a takedown.#BC2#
Dukic manages to break the clinch.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Artic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dukic lands with an uppercut that bounces Artic off the cage and back into range.#T2#
Dukic is looking to clinch but Artic is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dukic scores with a hook.
Artic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dukic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Artic on the side of the head.
Artic thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dukic! But no joy.
Artic looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bruno Dukic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Artic tries to score with a low kick but Dukic moves his leg out of the way.
Artic swinging wildly here.
Dukic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Artic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dukic slips under a jab from Artic.
Artic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Artic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Artic throws a body shot but no joy.
Dukic tries to clinch there but Artic circles away. #T3#
Dukic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Artic in his tracks.
Artic misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Dukic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Artic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Artic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Artic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dukic moves out of range as Artic strikes.
Dukic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#ROC2#Artic is rocked!#CL2#
Dukic pushes Artic up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Artic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Artic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dukic has a couple of punches blocked by Artic.
Dukic working aggressively here.
Artic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Artic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Artic seems to have got his legs back now.
Artic blocking some punches.
Dukic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dukic swings wildly with an uppercut but Artic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Artic.
Artic letting Dukic take a breather here.
Artic trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Dukic on the inside. #T4#
Dukic creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Artic's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Artic drops to his knees and Dukic pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Dukic!
A very excited looking Bruno Dukic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: RISE 123
Date: Dec 09, 2022

#R1#
Nice takedown defense from Dukic. No joy for Beneke on that attempt.
Dukic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Beneke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dukic avoids the body shot from Beneke.
A telegraphed right hand from Dukic misses the target.
Dukic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Beneke misses with an uppercut
letting Dukic counter with a right hand.
Beneke misses with a hook.
Beneke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dukic tries to clinch up but Beneke circles away and keeps his distance.
Beneke misses with a wild body shot.
Beneke throws a jab but it's blocked by Dukic.
Beneke throws an overhand right that lands on Dukic's shoulder, as Dukic tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Beneke misses its intended target.
Dukic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Dukic misses.
Beneke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beneke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dukic circles away quickly and effectively.
Dukic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beneke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CL#
Dukic takes the fight into the clinch.
Beneke takes a shot to the head.
Beneke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dukic has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beneke.
Dukic lands a hook that snaps the head of Beneke backwards.
Beneke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Beneke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dukic swings wildly with an uppercut but Beneke uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Beneke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beneke misses with the combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Beneke scores with a four punch combination!
Mark Beneke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Dukic takes the fight into the clinch.
Dukic misses with a punch on the inside.
Dukic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC2#
Beneke manages to break the clinch.
Beneke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dukic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dukic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dukic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beneke.
Dukic misses with a straight left.
Beneke lands a jab.
Beneke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dukic ducks under a wild hook from Beneke.
Dukic wants to clinch up but Beneke keeps it at a distance.
Beneke misses with an uppercut
and Dukic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dukic fails with an attempt to clinch. #T3#
Dukic slips a straight right by Beneke.
Beneke throws the left hand but Dukic avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Beneke misses its intended target.
Beneke thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
Dukic moves into range and clinches up with Beneke.
Dukic misses with some punches.
Beneke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dukic has him pressed against the cage.
Beneke is trying to break free.
Dukic has a couple of punches blocked by Beneke.
Dukic working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Dukic.
Beneke working hard to break the clinch.
Dukic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dukic lands a nice uppercut.
Beneke working hard to break the clinch.
Dukic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dukic misses with some punches.
Beneke blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Beneke manages to break the clinch.
Beneke is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#T4#
Dukic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beneke.
A little feinted left hand from Dukic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dukic tries to clinch but Beneke moves out of range.
Dukic slips a straight right by Beneke.
Dukic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beneke misses with an uppercut. Dukic saw that one coming.
Beneke lands with an uppercut that bounces Dukic off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beneke throws an overhand right that lands on Dukic's shoulder, as Dukic tries to avoid the shot.
Dukic moves away from the strike by Beneke.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Beneke keeps the fight on the outside.
Beneke throws a jab when Dukic was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Dukic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Beneke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dukic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Beneke misses with a double jab.
Beneke misses with a straight right.
Dukic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Beneke fails to land with a series of punches.
Dukic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Beneke dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Dukic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Dukic tries to clinch but Beneke is having none of it.
Beneke throws the left hand but Dukic avoids the punch easily.
Beneke throws a hook but Dukic avoids it easily.
Dukic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beneke.
Beneke might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Beneke misses with an uppercut
and Dukic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beneke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dukic but Dukic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beneke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beneke scores with a jab to the head.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beneke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Beneke! But no joy.
Dukic slips under a jab.
Dukic is looking to clinch. #T1#
Dukic misses with a looping left.
Dukic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beneke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dukic manages to avoid it.
Beneke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dukic moves away.
Dukic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Beneke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dukic was well out of range. Poor timing from Beneke.
Beneke lands a slapping body shot.
Beneke misses with a hook. Dukic ducked under it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dukic, as that shot connected. #CL#
Dukic darts in and clinches Beneke up against the cage.#BC2#
Beneke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beneke throws a shot from downtown. Dukic moves away and avoids it.
Beneke misses with a hook. Dukic ducked under it nicely.
Dukic connects with a nice looking jab.
Dukic moves forwards but Beneke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dukic defending well as Beneke loads up on a big left hand. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dukic moves in looking to clinch but Beneke pushes him off.
Beneke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dukic manages to avoid it.
Beneke misses with a two punch combination.
Jab by Beneke.
Dukic moves away from the strike by Beneke.
Dukic checks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Beneke.
Dukic tries to clinch but Beneke is having none of it.
Beneke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dukic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beneke has time to react.
Beneke throws a lazy right hand but Dukic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beneke lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Beneke.
Beneke cracks Dukic with an open hand slap.
Beneke missing with a left hand there. Dukic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Dukic.
An attempted straight right counter from Dukic misses the target.#T3##CL#
Dukic has Beneke up against the cage in a clinch.
Beneke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Beneke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Beneke is trying to push Dukic away but Dukic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Beneke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dukic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beneke is trying to break the clinch but Dukic has him pressed against the cage.
Dukic working aggressively here.
Dukic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dukic fails to land. #BC2#
Beneke breaks from the clinch.
Beneke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Beneke misses.
Dukic tries to clinch but Beneke moves out of range.
Dukic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dukic tries to clinch but Beneke is having none of it.
Beneke misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Dukic misses the target.
Beneke throws an off balance right hand
and Dukic counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Beneke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beneke misses with a low kick as Dukic jumps back.
Beneke swats away the attempt to clinch by Dukic.
Beneke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dukic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dukic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dukic tries to counter with a takedown but Beneke is quick to defend against it.
Beneke throws a hook to the side of Dukic's head but Dukic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beneke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beneke appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dukic doesn't manage to clinch there - Beneke circles away.
Dukic defending well as Beneke loads up on a big left hand.
Dukic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beneke throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Dukic to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Beneke misses its intended target.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beneke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Beneke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Dukic is looking to clinch but Beneke is avoiding it.
Beneke lands a leg kick that knocks Dukic off balance momentarily.
Beneke misses with a looping left.
Beneke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Beneke misses with an uppercut
and Dukic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beneke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dukic half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Beneke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beneke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CL#
Dukic drives through and clinches with Beneke against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Beneke's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Beneke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beneke keeps the fight on the outside.
Beneke looks to land a right hand but Dukic moved out of range.#CL#
Dukic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beneke, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC2#
Beneke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beneke throws a hook but Dukic blocks it.
Beneke missing with a left hand there. Dukic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Dukic is looking to clinch but Beneke is avoiding it.
Beneke throws a jab but it's blocked by Dukic.
Mark Beneke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beneke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beneke throws a jab but it's blocked by Dukic.
Dukic doesn't manage to clinch there - Beneke circles away.
Dukic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dukic tries to clinch but Beneke is having none of it. #CL#
Dukic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dukic managing to block the knees to the body from Beneke.
Dukic prevents Beneke from breaking the clinch.
Beneke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC2#
Beneke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beneke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dukic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Beneke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Beneke is avoiding it.
Beneke throws a head kick but Dukic moves out of range.
Beneke avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T2#
Dukic with a jab.
Beneke throws a lazy right hand but Dukic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beneke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beneke lands a two punch combo.
Dukic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Beneke is avoiding it.
A jab from Beneke misses.
A little feinted left hand from Dukic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Beneke misses with a body shot.
Beneke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Beneke throws an overhand right that lands on Dukic's shoulder, as Dukic tries to avoid the shot.
Beneke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dukic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dukic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Beneke.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Beneke throws a right hand that misses
and Dukic counters with a straight right hand.
Dukic moves out of range of the leg kick from Beneke.
Dukic is looking to counter punch.
Dukic doesn't manage to clinch there - Beneke circles away.
Dukic moves out of range as Beneke strikes.
Dukic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beneke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beneke looks to land a right hand but Dukic moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Dukic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Beneke missing with a left hand there. Dukic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beneke swings for the body but Dukic moves out of range.
Dukic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beneke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Beneke swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Dukic counter with a right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beneke.
Dukic doesn't manage to clinch there - Beneke circles away. #T4#
Dukic slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Dukic.
Beneke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beneke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dukic.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Beneke.
Beneke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beneke lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Beneke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CL#
Dukic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dukic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mark Beneke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dukic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dukic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dukic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Beneke's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Beneke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruno Dukic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beneke swats him away and circles back towards the center.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Beneke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Beneke 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Beneke!
Mark Beneke decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: RISE 113
Date: Nov 04, 2022

#R1##CL#
Dukic clinches up against the cage.
Mesquita tries to score a body lock takedown but Dukic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mesquita blocks a punch to the side of the head. #TD2#
Mesquita pulls guard. #SUB2#
Mesquita working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dukic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dukic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Mesquita is looking for a triangle but Dukic pushes his legs off easily.
Dukic trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Dukic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Dukic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mesquita has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dukic has managed to get both his arms back between Mesquita's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukic wants to get up but he can't break Mesquita's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB2#
Dukic has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Mesquita to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Dukic is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Mesquita pulls down on the head and he's put Dukic to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alexander Mesquita!

Event: RISE 103: Romano v Kamara
Date: Sep 30, 2022

#R1#
Peramaki cracks Dukic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Peramaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Dukic.#CL#
Peramaki has managed to clinch.
Dukic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #TD#
Peramaki jumps into guard, dragging Dukic to the mat.
Peramaki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dukic trying to control the position from guard on top but Peramaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dukic tries to stand but Peramaki is controlling from the bottom. #SUB#
Peramaki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukic wants to stand but Peramaki has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SUB#
Dukic has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Peramaki to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Dukic is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Peramaki pulls down on the head and he's put Dukic to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kimmo Peramaki!

Event: RISE 95: Axelsen v Kamara
Date: Sep 02, 2022

#R1#
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL2#
Dukic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from Brown.
Dukic scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dukic misses with the head strike.
Dukic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Dukic avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown tries a body shot but Dukic blocks it.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dukic misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Dukic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Dukic's ribcage. Dukic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Dukic scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dukic.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dukic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown is leaning against Dukic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T1#
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Dukic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dukic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dukic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dukic.
Dukic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brown up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dukic.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dukic.
Dukic wants to break free but Brown has control.
A short left from Brown. #BC2#
Dukic breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Dukic moves into the clinch.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Dukic avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dukic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dukic working aggressively here.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Dukic. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Dukic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dukic.
Dukic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dukic has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Dukic misses with some punches.
Dukic wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Dukic working aggressively here.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Dukic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dukic misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dukic backwards.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Brown.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dukic is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T3#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown misses with some punches.
Dukic blocking some punches.
Dukic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dukic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brown tries to work over Dukic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dukic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dukic backwards.
Dukic throws a head punch that misses.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dukic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dukic has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T4#
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dukic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dukic takes a shot to the head.
Brown tries a body shot but Dukic blocks it.
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown keeps control of Dukic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Dukic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dukic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dukic.
Dukic blocks an uppercut.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown lands a right hand.
Dukic throws a head punch that misses.
Dukic misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ahmir Brown dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
Dukic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
It seemed like Dukic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dukic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CUT#It looks like Bruno Dukic has been cut.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Dukic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brown.#ROC#Dukic is rocked!
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dukic can do to turn this around?
Dukic glances at the clock... BAM! Brown nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Dukic crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Dukic is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ahmir Brown!
A relieved looking Ahmir Brown thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: RISE 90: Thomas v Franjic
Date: Aug 14, 2022

#R1##CL#
Majima gets tackled into the cage by Dukic. Dukic maintains the clinch.
Dukic has Majima pressed against the cage, preventing Majima from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dukic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dukic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Majima backwards.
Majima can't break the clinch.
Majima tries to circle away but Dukic has him pinned against the cage.
Dukic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Majima is looking to break free of the clinch but Dukic has double underhooks.
Dukic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dukic lands with a short shot to the head. #CUT#It looks like Goro Majima has been cut.
Dukic lands a shoulder strike.
Majima tries to break free but Dukic pushes him back against the cage.
Dukic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Majima backwards. #ROC#Majima is rocked!
Dukic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Dukic.
Majima is still on wobbly legs! Can Dukic finish him?
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!
Dukic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dukic throws a punch but it's blocked by Majima.
Dukic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dukic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dukic swings wildly with an uppercut but Majima uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Dukic breaks from the clinch.
Dukic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CL#
Dukic clinches up with Majima and pushes him back against the cage.
Majima is looking to break free of the clinch but Dukic has double underhooks.
Majima blocks an uppercut.
Dukic working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Majima.
Majima blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Dukic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've been told by Dukic's head coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Majima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dukic manages to avoid it.#CL#
Dukic clinches up against the cage.
Majima is trying to force a seperation but Dukic has the dominant position.
Majima seems to have recovered his senses.
Dukic keeps control of Majima as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dukic gets through Majima's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1##BC#
Dukic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Majima looks to land a combination but Dukic avoids it well. #CL#
Dukic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dukic pushes Majima back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Dukic breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Dukic moves into range and clinches up with Majima.
Dukic lands a shoulder strike.
Majima tries to circle away but Dukic has him pinned against the cage.
Majima tries to break free but Dukic pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Dukic breaks the clinch.
Majima just misses with a punch to the body. #CL#
Dukic moves into the clinch.
Majima tries to circle away but Dukic has him pinned against the cage.
Dukic lands with a light punch inside.
Dukic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Majima is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Majima working hard to break the clinch.
Dukic lands with a left to the head.
Majima wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Majima can't break the clinch. #T2#
Dukic lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Dukic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dukic misses with a punch on the inside.
Dukic lands a shoulder strike.
Majima tries to break the clinch but Dukic is controlling the position.
Dukic misses with the head strike.
Majima has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dukic lands a left hand.
Dukic dips a shoulder and cracks Majima with a mighty uppercut! Majima falls back against the cage and Dukic unloads with a barrage of strikes! Majima is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Dukic screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Dukic!
Bruno Dukic thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: RISE Fight Night 4
Date: Jul 22, 2022

#R1#
Dukic lands with an overhand left.#CL2#
Dukic has Dickus up against the cage in a clinch.
Dukic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dukic misses with some punches.
Dukic tries to land knees in the clinch but Dickus avoids the damage to the body.
Dukic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dickus's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Dukic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Dukic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dickus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Dickus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickus lands with a light punch inside.
Dukic lands a left hand.
Dukic working aggressively here.
Dickus slows down the pace here.
We've been hearing reports that Dickus has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dukic scores with a shoulder strike. #T1#
Dukic blocks an uppercut.
Dickus blocking some punches.
Dukic lands with a right to the head.
Dukic lands an uppercut.
Dukic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dukic throws a head punch that misses.
Dukic swings wildly with an uppercut but Dickus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dickus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dukic gets through Dickus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Dickus - that landed with a thud.
Dukic has a couple of punches blocked by Dickus.
Dukic has a couple of punches blocked by Dickus.
Dickus blocking some punches.
Dickus blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2#
Dukic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dukic misses with a punch on the inside.
Dukic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dukic misses with a punch on the inside.
Dukic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Dickus scores with a shoulder strike.
Dukic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Dickus's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Dukic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch but Dickus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Dukic looks to move away, Dickus throws a big counter combo but Dukic just gets out of the way.
A punch lands to the side of Dickus 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CL2#
Dukic clinches with his opponent.
Dickus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dukic lands a left hand. #T3#
Dickus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Dukic.
Dukic misses with a punch on the inside.
Dukic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dickus backwards.
Dickus has Dukic pushed against the cage.
Dickus controlling the action here for a moment.
Dukic lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Dukic. #BC2#
Dukic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dukic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dukic doesn't manage to clinch there - Dickus circles away.
Dukic moves in looking to clinch but Dickus pushes him off.
Dukic looks for a takedown but Dickus sprawls well.#T4#
Dukic lands a jab to the nose.#CL2#
Dukic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dukic misses with a punch on the inside.
Dickus blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Dukic breaks from the clinch.
Dickus looks to land a left hand but Dukic moved out of range nicely.
Dukic drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dickus defends it well.
Bruno Dukic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dukic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dickus.
Dukic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dukic scores with a jab to the head. #CL2#
Dickus gets tackled into the cage by Dukic. Dukic maintains the clinch.
Dickus blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Dukic.
Dickus misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Dukic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Dukic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dickus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dickus attempts a counter takedown but Dukic avoids it well and moves away.
Dickus misses with a body kick.
Dukic is looking to clinch.
Dickus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dukic misses with a right hand #TD#
and Dickus counters with a single leg into guard. Dukic didn't expect that.
Dukic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dickus slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dickus won't allow Dukic to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dickus trying to control the position from guard on top but Dukic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dukic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dickus controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickus trying to control but Dukic is working from the bottom. #T1#
Dukic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dickus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dukic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dickus controls the pace.
Dickus wants to control from the top but Dukic keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL2#
Dukic closes the distance and clinches.
Dukic lands an uppercut.
Dukic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dukic misses with a punch on the inside.
Dukic swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2##BC2#
Dukic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Dukic rushes Dickus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dickus.
Dukic pushes Dickus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dukic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dickus misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Dukic manages to break the clinch.
Dukic connects with a single shot there.
Dickus misses with a hook. Dukic ducked under it nicely.
Dukic shoots in and drives through. Dickus sprawls well.
Dukic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from Dukic.
Dukic lunges at Dickus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dickus's hand.
Dickus keeps the fight on the outside.
Dukic tries to clinch up.#T3##CL2#
Dukic closes the distance and clinches.
Dukic swings wildly with an uppercut but Dickus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dukic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dickus tries a body shot but Dukic blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Dukic.
Dukic prevents a body shot from Dickus.
Dukic scores with a shoulder strike.
Bruno Dukic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dickus is trying to break the clinch but Dukic has him pressed against the cage. #BC2#
Dukic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dickus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dukic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL2#
Dukic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dukic misses with the head strike. #T4#
Dukic fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Dukic breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Dukic does no damage.
Dickus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dukic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#TD#
Dickus dives in and scores a takedown into Dukic's guard.
Dickus wants to control from the top but Dukic keeps moving. #SU#
Dickus stands up from Dukic's guard - Dickus perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dickus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dukic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dukic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dukic tries to clinch but Dickus is having none of it. #CL2#
Dukic rushes Dickus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Dukic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Dickus slips under a jab.
Dickus half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dukic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dickus under the eye.
Dukic tries to clinch up but Dickus circles away and keeps his distance.
Dukic tests Dickus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dukic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dickus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dukic moves away.#CL2#
Dukic has Dickus up against the cage in a clinch.
Dukic lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dukic. #TD2#
Dukic decides to pull guard.
Dukic keeping moving, preventing Dickus from controlling successfully. #T1#
Dickus postures up and lands a big shot to Dukic's brow.
Dukic keeping moving, preventing Dickus from controlling successfully.
Dickus controlling from the top position.
Dickus passes Dukic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dickus thows a huge punch but Dukic dodges it nicely. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dickus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dickus trying to control the action but Dukic is working from the bottom.
Well, if Dickus is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dickus tries for a takedown but Dukic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dickus slips a straight right by Dukic.
As Dukic looks to move away, Dickus throws a big counter combo but Dukic just gets out of the way.
Dickus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dickus went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#CL2#
Dukic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Dukic breaks the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dukic.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch but Dickus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dukic tries to clinch but Dickus moves out of range. #T3#
Dukic wants to clinch but Dickus slips to the side
and Dickus counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Dickus.
Dickus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dukic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dukic duly obliges.
Dickus scores with a jab to the body.
Dukic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dukic tries to clinch up but Dickus circles away and keeps his distance.
Dukic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dukic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dickus throwing a counter right hand but Dukic manages to avoid it.
Dukic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good work by Dukic as he checks the leg kick.
Dukic darts in trying to clinch
and Dickus counters with a stiff right hand.
Bruno Dukic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Dukic lands an overhand right.
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!
Dickus swats away the attempt to clinch by Dukic.
Bruno Dukic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dukic tries to clinch but Dickus is having none of it.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Dickus is avoiding it.
Dickus throws a shot from downtown. Dukic moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dukic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dickus counters with a stiff right hand.
Dukic wants to clinch but Dickus slips to the side
and Dickus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Biggus Dickus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dickus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Dukic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dukic 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Dukic!
A very excited looking Bruno Dukic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: AWC 2022 - Finals
Date: Jun 18, 2022

#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suominen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dukic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch but Suominen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Suominen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Dukic fails to land.
A knee to the head by Suominen.
Dukic is trying to break the clinch but Suominen is controlling him.
Dukic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dukic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dukic tries to circle away but Suominen has him pinned against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Suominen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukic working aggressively here.
Dukic digs a right hand underneath Suominen's ribcage. Suominen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Suominen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dukic.
Suominen lands a hook that snaps the head of Dukic backwards.
Suominen slows down the pace here.
Dukic blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
Dukic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC2#
Dukic breaks the clinch.
Dukic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dukic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dukic moves in looking to clinch but Suominen pushes him off.#CL2#
Dukic moves into the clinch.
Dukic wants to break free but Suominen has control.
Suominen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dukic.
A head punch on the inside from Dukic fails to land.
Suominen lands a knee to the body.
Suominen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dukic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dukic misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dukic.
Dukic misses with some punches.
Suominen prevents Dukic from breaking the clinch.
Suominen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Suominen misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suominen.
Suominen has Dukic pressed against the cage, preventing Dukic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dukic is trying to break the clinch but Suominen is controlling him.
Suominen connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dukic lands with a right to the head.
Suominen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dukic working aggressively here.
Dukic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dukic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dukic tries to work over Suominen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Suominen stalling.
Dukic throws a punch but it's blocked by Suominen.
Suominen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dukic lands an uppercut.
Suominen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dukic avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Dukic.
Suominen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dukic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Suominen backwards. #T3#
Suominen blocks an uppercut.
Suominen blocks an uppercut.
Suominen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dukic is keeping busy.
Suominen blocks an uppercut.
Suominen leaning against his opponent. #BC2#
Dukic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suominen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dukic shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Suominen eats them both and turns towards Dukic to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Suominen throws a low kick, looking for Dukic's leg but Dukic calmly moves out of range.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suominen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dukic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dukic jabs Suominen right on the nose. Suominen blinks but takes it well.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suominen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dukic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suominen circles away quickly and effectively.
Dukic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suominen sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL#
Suominen gets a clinch.
Suominen cracks Dukic with a nice body shot.
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!
Suominen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T4#
Suominen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dukic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dukic swings wildly with an uppercut but Suominen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dukic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Suominen prevents Dukic from breaking the clinch.
Dukic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dukic scores with a shot to the side of Suominen's head.
Dukic misses with a punch on the inside.
Dukic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suominen misses with a punch on the inside.
Dukic throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Dukic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suominen swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Suominen closes the distance and pushes Dukic back into the cage.#BC#
Suominen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Dukic rushes Suominen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Suominen breaks the clinch.
Dukic thuds his right hand into Suominen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Dukic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL2#
Suominen gets tackled into the cage by Dukic. Dukic maintains the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Suominen has Dukic pressed against the cage, preventing Dukic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Suominen is trying to break the clinch but Dukic has him pressed against the cage.
Dukic throws a head punch that misses.
Dukic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dukic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dukic has Suominen pressed against the cage, preventing Suominen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dukic jumps guard but Suominen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC2#
Dukic breaks from the clinch.
Dukic moves away from the strike by Suominen.
Dukic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL#
Suominen clinches with his opponent.
Suominen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dukic backwards.
Dukic tries a body shot but Suominen blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Suominen.
Suominen lands a hook that snaps the head of Dukic backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Suominen fails to land.
Suominen working aggressively here.
Dukic misses with a punch on the inside.
Suominen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dukic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suominen throws a knee to the head but misses. #T1#
Suominen tries to work over Dukic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dukic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Suominen backwards. #BC2#
Dukic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dukic thuds his right hand into Suominen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suominen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dukic is looking to clinch.
Dukic jabs Suominen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dukic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Suominen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Suominen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dukic misses the jab.
Suominen tries to work over Dukic's front leg with a kick but Dukic checks it. #CL#
Suominen rushes Dukic and presses him up against the cage.
Dukic lands a right hand.
Suominen misses with a punch to the body.
Dukic misses with the head strike.
Suominen has Dukic pressed against the cage.
Suominen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dukic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Suominen's efforts to push away.#T2#
Dukic blocks a body shot from Suominen.
Suominen trying to land knees to the body.
Dukic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Dukic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suominen blocks an uppercut.
Dukic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC2#
Dukic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dukic.
Bruno Dukic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suominen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dukic on the side of the head.#CL#
Suominen clinches.
Suominen trying to land knees to the body.
Suominen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dukic is trying to break the clinch but Suominen has him pressed against the cage.
Dukic lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Suominen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Suominen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dukic lands a shoulder strike.
Suominen is looking to control Dukic's arms but Dukic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Suominen has his back to the cage. #T3#
Suominen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dukic is trying to break the clinch but Suominen has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Dukic.
Dukic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Suominen has him pressed against the cage.
Suominen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Suominen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dukic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Suominen is looking to break free of the clinch but Dukic has double underhooks.
Dukic misses with a punch on the inside.
Suominen misses with a knee strike.
Suominen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dukic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dukic lands an uppercut.
Dukic working aggressively here.
Dukic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dukic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Suominen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Dukic.
Dukic throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Suominen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dukic is trying to push Suominen away but Suominen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dukic misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Dukic. #CUT2#It looks like Onni Suominen has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dukic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suominen blocks an uppercut.
Dukic lands an uppercut.#ROC2#Suominen is rocked!
Dukic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Suominen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dukic working aggressively here.
Suominen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dukic dips a shoulder and cracks Suominen with a mighty uppercut! Suominen falls back against the cage and Dukic unloads with a barrage of strikes! Suominen is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Dukic screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Dukic!
A victorious Bruno Dukic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: RISE 66:
Date: May 15, 2022

#R1#
Cozad slips under a jab from Dukic.
Nice uppercut there from Cozad.
Cozad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dukic throws out a counter right but Cozad avoids it with no problem.
Dukic moves out of range of the leg kick from Cozad.
A little jabbing left from Dukic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cozad loads up on a big right hand but Dukic slips the punch.
Dukic moves out of range as Cozad strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukic wants to clinch up but Cozad keeps it at a distance.
Cozad tried to counter with a leg kick but Dukic avoided it.
Pope Cozad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Dukic rushes Cozad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Dukic.
Cozad is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #T1#
Cozad taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dukic swings wildly with an uppercut but Cozad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dukic swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Cozad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cozad swats away the attempt to clinch by Dukic.
Dukic slips under a jab from Cozad.
Cozad throws a hook to the side of Dukic's head but Dukic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cozad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dukic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cozad throws a low kick but Dukic moves out of range easily. #T2#
Dukic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cozad.
Dukic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cozad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dukic.
Dukic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dukic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cozad.
Cozad throws a sloppy head kick and Dukic moves out of range easily.
Dukic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cozad connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dukic's hands.
Cozad throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch but Cozad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T3#
Cozad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cozad is looking to counter punch.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch but Cozad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dukic wants to clinch up but Cozad keeps it at a distance.
Dukic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cozad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dukic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Cozad misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dukic! But no joy.
Cozad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dukics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T4#
Dukic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cozad swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cozad throws a jab but it's blocked by Dukic.
Cozad is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cozad throws a hook to the side of Dukic's head but Dukic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A bone on bone clash there as Dukic blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Cozad misses its intended target.
Cozad wants to slow Dukic down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cozad throws a hook but Dukic blocks it.
Cozad connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dukic's hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pope Cozad dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Cozad throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Dukic to counter with a crisp jab.
Dukic tries to clinch but Cozad is having none of it.
Dukic tries to clinch there but Cozad circles away.
Cozad swings widly with a right hand
and Dukic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cozad thinking.
Cozad swings widly with a right hand
and Dukic counters with a nice uppercut.
Pope Cozad is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Dukic has managed to clinch. #BC#
Cozad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cozad misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Dukic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cozad cracks Dukic with an open hand slap.
Cozad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dukic can do to turn this around?
Dukic tries to clinch up but Cozad circles away and keeps his distance.#T1#
Dukic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cozad lands a leg kick that knocks Dukic off balance momentarily.
Pope Cozad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cozad lands a glancing blow to the side of Dukic's head.
Cozad cracks Dukic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cozad. Dukic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dukic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Cozad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cozad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dukic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cozad 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.
Dukic moves in looking to clinch but Cozad pushes him off.#T2#
A punch lands to the side of Dukic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick from Cozad, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Cozad is avoiding it. #CL2#
Dukic pushes Cozad up against the cage in a clinch.
Dukic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dukic blocks a body shot from Cozad.
Dukic keeps control of Cozad as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dukic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Dukic.
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!
Cozad blocks an uppercut.
Dukic is looking to control Cozad's arms but Cozad gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dukic has his back to the cage.
Cozad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cozad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cozad misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Cozad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dukic scores with a jab. Cozad acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T3#
Cozad throws a head kick that misses
and Dukic counters with a stiff right hand.
Cozad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dukic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cozad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dukic blocks a jab.
Cozad tries to work over Dukic's front leg with a kick but Dukic checks it.
Dukic tries to clinch up but Cozad circles away and keeps his distance.
Dukic tries to clinch there but Cozad circles away.
Dukic throws out a loose jab but Cozad uses good head movement to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dukic checks a leg kick. #T4#
Dukic is looking to clinch but Cozad is avoiding it.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cozad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cozad fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dukic just manages to avoid it.
A jab from Cozad misses.
Dukic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dukic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Dukic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Cozad misses.
Cozad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dukic.
A low kick from Cozad misses
and Dukic counters with a nice uppercut.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Cozad is avoiding it.
Cozad looks to land a right hand but Dukic moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Dukic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pope Cozad dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Some bone on bone action there as Dukic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cozad pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dukic is out of range and Cozad settles back down.
Cozad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dukic on the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cozad!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cozad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dukic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cozad counters with a leg kick. #T1#
Dukic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dukic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cozad keeps the fight on the outside.
Cozad throws a poor cross that misses
and Dukic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cozad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cozad throws an overhand right that lands on Dukic's shoulder, as Dukic tries to avoid the shot. #CL2#
Dukic clinches with his opponent.
Cozad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cozad misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Cozad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dukic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dukic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cozad misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Cozad to work.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cozad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cozad is stalling here.
Cozad lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cozad blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cozad.
Dukic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dukic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Cozad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dukic misses with some punches.
Dukic working aggressively here.
Cozad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dukic lands with a short shot to the head.
Dukic misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3##BC2#
Dukic breaks from the clinch.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cozad paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Dukic clinches up with Cozad and pushes him back against the cage.
Dukic misses with some punches.
Cozad lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Cozad manages to break the clinch.
Dukic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jab by Cozad.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cozad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cozad scoring well with a low kick there.
Sloppy strikes from Cozad. Those never looked like landing.
Cozad misses the jab.#T4#
Cozad throws a big shot that misses.
Dukic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dukic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cozad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cozad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dukic blocks a jab.
Dukic ducks right into an uppercut from Cozad.
Cozad misses with a left hand
and Dukic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dukic tries to clinch but Cozad is having none of it.
Cozad throws a hook to the side of Dukic's head but Dukic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dukic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Bruno Dukic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pope Cozad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dukic fails in his attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pope Cozad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cozad, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pope Cozad!

Event: RISE 53: Hunter v Assed
Date: Apr 17, 2022

#R1#
Cejka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dukic on the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Bruno Dukic has been cut.
Cejka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donk. Cejka catches Dukic right on the button with a cross.
Cejka throws a series of strikes that have Dukic backpedaling.
Cejka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dukic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dukic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cejka misses with a jab to the body
and Dukic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dukic is looking to clinch.
Cejka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dukic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dukic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dukic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cejka scores with a decent looking hook.
Dukic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cejka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cejka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dukic. Dukic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cejka lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cejka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice shot by Cejka.#T1#
Dukic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cejka swinging wildly here.
Dukic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cejka.
Dukic takes one to the side of the head.
Dukic doesn't manage to clinch there - Cejka circles away.
Cejka lands a jab.
Cejka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#ROC#Dukic is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Cejka! Dukic is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cestmir Cejka!

Event: RISE 43: Maestre v Svyatogor
Date: Mar 20, 2022

#R1#
Nice shot lands for Ahearn.
Ahearn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ahearn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dukic takes a jab right on the kisser. #CUT#It looks like Bruno Dukic has been cut.
Ahearn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ahearn throws a series of punches but Dukic moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dukic! But no joy.
Dukic closes the distance but Ahearn moves to the side
and Ahearn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
Dukic closes the distance and pushes Ahearn back into the cage.
Dukic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ahearns head.
Ahearn tries to throw a body punch but Dukic avoids it by throwing Ahearn back against the cage.
Ahearn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dukic backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dukic lands with a right to the head. #TD#
Ahearn ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ahearn no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB#
Ahearn has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dukic is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Ahearn.
Ahearn tries to bench press Dukic off him but Dukic keeps the position. #T1#
Ahearn gets back to half guard.#SUB#
Ahearn looking for submissions off his back.
Dukic is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped. #SU2#
Dukic decides to stand up.
Ahearn misses with a shot to the body
letting Dukic counter with a right hand. #T2#
Ahearn throws a big shot that misses.
Dukic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dukic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ahearn loads up on a big right hand but Dukic slips the punch.
Ahearn misses with a body punch
and Dukic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ahearn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dukic.
Ahearn misses with a wild combination.
Ahearn misses with a body shot
and Dukic counters with a stiff right hand.
Ahearn misses with a looping right.
Dukic slips a jab from Ahearn.#T3#
Dukic takes one on the button.
Dukic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Ahearn is avoiding it.
Ahearn misses the shot to the body.
Dukic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tobias Ahearn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Ahearn misses.
And Dukic tries to counter it with a takedown but Ahearn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ahearn lands a right hook to the body.
Ahearn misses with a lunging right hand
and Dukic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ahearn throws a nice looking combination but Dukic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ahearn lands a nice shot to the body. #T4#
Ahearn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A countering left hand to the body from Dukic misses.
Ahearn throws a looping overhand right but Dukic ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Ahearn. Those never looked like landing.
Dukic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ahearn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahearn takes a swing at Dukic's ribcage but misses.
Dukic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ahearn misses with a wild body shot.
Dukic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ahearn just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahearn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dukic momentarily.
Ahearn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tobias Ahearn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Dukic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Ahearn throws a left and a right that both miss #TD2#
and Dukic counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #SUB#
Ahearn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Ahearn actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Dukic moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Ahearn.
Ahearn is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Dukic is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Ahearn tries to reverse the position but Dukic maintains control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahearn tries to improve his position but instead Dukic has taken his back!
Ahearn tries to roll but Dukic sticks to his back. #T1#
Ahearn is working hard here to advance position.
Ahearn manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dukic's guard. Nice work there by Ahearn. #SUB#
Ahearn postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dukic is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ahearn, into his guard. #REVB#
Ahearn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Ahearn has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dukic is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Ahearn.
Ahearn is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Dukic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dukic tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Ahearn. #T2##SUB#
Ahearn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Ahearn looking for submissions off his back.
Dukic wants to stand up but Ahearn has a hold of him and won't allow it. #SUB#
Ahearn looking for submissions off his back.
Ahearn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dukic can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Ahearn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T3##SUB2#
Dukic is working for a kimura but Ahearn is defending it quite comfortably.
Ahearn wants to improve his position but Dukic is controlling well. #SUB#
Ahearn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bruno Dukic has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
Ahearn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Ahearn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ahearn has a hand on Dukic's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Dukic takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Ahearn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ahearn looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
I really don't envy Ahearn right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ahearn rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Dukic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruno Dukic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Dukic avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Dukic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Ahearn.
Ahearn keeps the fight on the outside.
Dukic fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Ahearn does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahearn throws a right hand that Dukic ducks under and follows up with a left that Dukic also avoids with ease.
Dukic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tobias Ahearn is winning the standup battle so far.
Dukic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab lands there for Ahearn.#T1#
Ahearn throws a poor cross that misses
and Dukic counters with a right hand to the body. #CL2#
Dukic closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Ahearn.
Dukic cracks Ahearn with a nice body shot.#BC2#
Dukic breaks the clinch.
Dukic staying out of range there.
Ahearn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ahearn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ahearn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ahearn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahearn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dukic manages to avoid it.
Dukic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T2#
Dukic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Dukic misses.
Dukic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahearn.
Dukic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ahearn with a body shot.
Ahearn throws a body punch but Dukic moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahearn throws a body shot but no joy.
Ahearn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ahearn misses with the combination.
Ahearn throws a series of punches but Dukic moves out of range.
Dukic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T3#
Dukic slips a jab and a cross from Ahearn.
Ahearn throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Dukic counter with a right hand.
Tobias Ahearn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahearn throws an overhand right that lands on Dukic's shoulder, as Dukic tries to avoid the shot.
Ahearn throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ahearn loads up on a big right hand but Dukic slips the punch.
Ahearn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dukic.
Dukic moves out of range of the strikes.#CL2#
Dukic has closed the distance and engaged Ahearn in a clinch.
Ahearn is trying to push Dukic away but Dukic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T4#
Ahearn tries a body shot but Dukic blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Dukic.
Ahearn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dukic tries to work over Ahearn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dukic misses with a punch to the body.
Dukic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dukic can't find room to land a body shot as Ahearn controls the action. #BC2#
Dukic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dukic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ahearn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dukic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ahearn to score with a decent uppercut.
Ahearn throws a jab when Dukic was well out of range.
Ahearn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dukic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Ahearn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ahearn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Ahearn!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 29, 2022

#R1##CL#
Ledoux closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Ledoux gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ledoux content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ledoux is in close to Dukic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ledoux sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dukic's guard.
Ledoux is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ledoux controlling the action here.
Ledoux has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ledoux lands with a punch from half guard.
Ledoux working over Dukic with some ground and pound. Dukic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T1#
Still in half guard, Ledoux seems content to control.
Nice strikes from Ledoux there.
Ledoux has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ledoux in particular looking to stall.
Ledoux will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ledoux is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ledoux works his way into full mount!
Ledoux content just to control the position here. #T2#
Dukic squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ledoux controlling the position easily from mount.
Dukic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ledoux. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dukic taking shots to the head. #CUT#It looks like Bruno Dukic has been cut.
Ledoux drops a big elbow. That's hurt Dukic! More shots from Ledoux and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Ledoux!
An out of breath and clearly excited Pierre Ledoux thanked FUClothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 05, 2022

#R1#
Nice body punch from Dukic.
Eight takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice jab there from Dukic.
Dukic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eight at a distance.
Dukic lands a slapping body shot.
Dukic lands with a good body shot.
Dukic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eight looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dukic lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheers as Dukic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Eight doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dukic lands a right hook to the body.
Dukic cracks a nice hook into Eight's ribs.
Dukic lands a really nice looking cross but Eight seems unphased.
Dukic connects with a crisp jab.
Dukic scores with a shot to the body.
Eight looks winded!#T1#
Dukic jabs at Eight's body.
Dukic throws a good cross that connects.
Dukic lunges at Eight with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eight's hand.
Donk. Dukic catches Eight right on the button with a cross.
Eight takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #ROC#Eight is rocked!
Dukic connects with a body shot.
Eight is still on wobbly legs! Can Dukic finish him?
Dukic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eight doesn't seem bothered though.
Eight seems to have recovered his senses.
Dukic steps in with a hook that catches Eight right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Dukic follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Eight looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Dukic!

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