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Event:
WOVA Fight Night: Grit
Date: May 09, 2025 |
#R1#
Duke lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mullins will feel that in the morning.
Duke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mullins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Duke.
Mullins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duke. Duke obviously looking to wear him down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mullins!
Duke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mullins misses with a takedown
letting Duke counter with a right hand.
Mullins closes the distance and clinches up with Duke, looking for a takedown. Mullins pushes Duke against the cage but Duke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Duke connects with a crisp jab.
Mullins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Duke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duke tries to clinch up.
We've been told by Mullins's head coaches at WOVA Performance Institute that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mullins tries for a takedown but Duke circles away easily
and Duke counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxwell Mullins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A lazy body kick from Mullins
and Duke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mullins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T1#
Mullins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duke. Duke obviously looking to wear him down.
Mullins throws a front kick that sends Duke stumbling back into the cage.
Duke with the inside leg kick.
Duke lands a lovely overhand right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mullins.
Duke connects with a leg kick.
Mullins throws a sloppy head kick and Duke moves out of range easily.
Duke scores with a leg kick.
Mullins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Duke misses with a head kick.
Mullins fails with a takedown attempt. #T2#
Duke is looking to slow Mullins down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from Mullins.
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!
Duke blocks a head kick by Mullins.
Mullins looks to clinch
and Duke counters with a stiff right hand. #CL2#
Duke rushes Mullins and presses him up against the cage.
Mullins misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Duke.
Mullins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Duke walks away with a smile on his face. Mullins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Duke moves into range and clinches up with Mullins.
Duke managing to block the knees to the body from Mullins.
Duke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mullins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Duke fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Duke tests Mullins's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T3#
Mullins moves in looking to clinch but Duke pushes him off.
Mullins wants to clinch.
Duke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mullins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mullins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Duke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mullins.
Duke scores with a nice right hand.
Mullins wants to clinch but Duke slips to the side
and Duke counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
Duke lands with a thumping leg kick.
#CL2#
Duke takes the fight into the clinch.
Mullins missing with knees to the body.
Mullins wants a takedown but no success here.
Duke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Duke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mullins throws a sloppy head kick #KD2#
and Duke counters with a crisp one two that drops Mullins! Duke thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mullins to his feet! Mullins is in big trouble!#ROC2#Mullins is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mullins.
Mullins working away.
Duke is trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mullins controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Duke dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Duke misses with a head kick.
Duke catches Mullins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mullins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mullins tries to clinch
and Duke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mullins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Duke.
Duke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Duke's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Duke duly obliges.
Oh Mullins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maxwell Mullins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Duke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Duke lands with a short shot to the head.
Duke pushes Mullins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mullins seems to have got his legs back now.
A right handed body shot lands from Duke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duke being controlled against the cage.
Mullins struggles to land a body shot inside as Duke controls his hands.
Mullins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Duke gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#T1#
Duke lands a nice shot to the body.
Duke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mullins wants a takedown.
Duke lands with a left to the head.
Mullins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Duke gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxwell Mullins. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Duke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Duke has closed the distance and engaged Mullins in a clinch.
Duke prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mullins is trying to pull guard but Duke has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Duke breaks the clinch.
Duke lands a brutal head kick. Mullins looks out on his feet and Duke throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ernesto Duke!
Ernesto Duke managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, HARDTACK 160Q Fuel Your Fight! 🥊, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Maxwell Mullins had this to say: 'Ill learn from this and come back.'. |
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Event:
WOVA Fight Night: Unchained
Date: Apr 13, 2025 |
#R1#
Duke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Duke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Santos.
Duke throws a jab when Santos was well out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Duke.
Duke throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Duke lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duke jabs Santos right on the nose. Santos blinks but takes it well.
Santos defending well as Duke loads up on a big left hand.
Santos appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#T1##TD2#
Santos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Duke's half guard.#SUB2#
Santos is working for a kimura but Duke is defending it quite comfortably.
Duke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.#SUB2#
Santos is trying for a kimura here. Duke looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Santos wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Miguel Santos! |
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Event:
WOVA Fight Night: Bloodline
Date: Mar 15, 2025 |
#R1#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wolf.
Wolf shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Duke. Wolf shrugs it off though.
Wolf is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wolf rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wolf looks winded!
Wolf misses with an uppercut.
Duke went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wolf lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duke circles away quickly and effectively.
Wolf tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wolf throws a head kick but Duke moves out of range.
Wolf lands a head kick. Duke smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Duke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wolf.
A head kick misses from Duke.
Wolf is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#CL#
Duke darts in and clinches Wolf up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duke digs a right hand into Wolf's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wolf's gas tank.
Wolf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duke lands a right hand. #T1#
Wolf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Duke taking a breather.
Duke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duke tries to throw a body punch but Wolf avoids it by throwing Duke back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duke.
Duke lands a body shot.
Duke lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Duke.
Duke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wolf.
Duke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Duke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wolfs head.
Duke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Duke.
Duke scores with a nice hook to the head.#T2#
Duke lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Duke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC#Wolf is rocked!
Duke lands a shoulder strike.
Wolf is still on wobbly legs! Can Duke finish him?
Duke lands an uppercut.
Duke unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Wolf! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Duke is unloading with more strikes now! Wolf drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernesto Duke!
Ernesto Duke gave a mention to HARDTACK 160Q in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). |
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