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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 1138 p4p, 168 weight class) and Donal Noye (ranked 978 p4p, 145 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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214 lbs
20 - 22 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donal Noye!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dux ducks under a wild hook from Noye.
Noye misses with a hook. Dux ducked under it nicely.
Noye takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Donal Noye has been cut.
Noye misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Dux misses the target.
Noye goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Frank Dux has been cut.
Noye swinging wildly here.
Dux scores with a sloppy right hand. Noye should have avoided that one.
Dux scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good shot there by Dux.
Donal Noye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dux scores with a crisp jab that stopped Noye in his tracks.
Noye throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Dux.
Dux bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Noye's head.
A jab lands there for Dux.
That has opened up Donal Noye's cut even more.
Noye throws a sloppy head kick and Dux moves out of range easily.
Dux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Noye doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux misses the jab.
Noye tries to clinch
and Dux counters with a straight right hand.
Noye connects with a single shot there.
Noye tries to clinch but Dux is having none of it.
Dux throws a shot from downtown. Noye moves away and avoids it.
Noye is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A big left from Dux misses.
Dux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Noye moves into range and clinches up with Dux.
Dux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dux throws a series of punches but Noye avoids them all with ease.
Dux misses the jab.
Dux misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Dux. Those never looked like landing.
Noye instigates a clinch.
Noye looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dux is trying to push Noye away but Noye has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Noye misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Noye throws a head kick that misses.
Dux throws a hook to the side of Noye's head but Noye sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Noye ducks under a wild hook from Dux.
Dux uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice elbow from Noye.
Dux avoids a wild elbow strike from Noye.
Noye misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dux avoids the elbow strike from Noye, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noye just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dux's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noye throws an elbow but misses.
Dux is trying to break the clinch but Noye is controlling him.
Dux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dux trying to stall but Noye improves his position.
Noye misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noye lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Noye uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dux.
Noye slips under a jab from Dux.
Dux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab by Dux.
We've been informed that Noye has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Noye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Dux.
Dux tries a head kick but it misses.
Dux misses with a jab, cross combination.
Noye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dux was well out of range. Poor timing from Noye.
Dux misses with an uppercut. Noye saw that one coming.
Noye tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dux is looking for a counter combo.
Noye throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Noye looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dux throws the left hand but Noye avoids the punch easily.
Noye pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Noye just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Dux misses its intended target.
Noye stuns Dux with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dux is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice uppercut lands for Noye. That snapped Dux's head back.
Dux scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Noye throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Noye slips under a jab from Dux.
Noye raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dux, as that shot connected.
Dux misses with an uppercut. Noye saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dux tries a head kick but it misses.
Noye is looking to clinch.
Dux lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dux. Noye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noye moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Noye misses with a head kick.
Dux throws a right and a left that Noye avoids nicely.
Noye just misses with a punch to the body.
Noye scores with a nice right hand.
Noye gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dux looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Noye pushes off an throws an elbow but Dux leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Noye lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Noye misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Noye swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Noye lands a nice elbow.
Dux blocks an elbow strike.
Noye misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dux.
Dux avoids a wild elbow strike from Noye.
Noye swings wildly with an uppercut but Dux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dux wants to get back to striking at distance but Noye won't allow it.
Dux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dux effectively controlling the action here.
Noye lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dux blocks an elbow strike from Noye.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Noye in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Noye ducks under a wild hook from Dux.
Noye misses with a body shot
and Dux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Noye gets a clinch.
Noye lands a damaging elbow.
Dux blocks an elbow strike from Noye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux blocks the elbow strike.
Noye with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dux is trying to break the clinch but Noye has him pressed against the cage.
Dux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dux throws a sloppy head kick and Noye moves out of range easily.
Noye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dux was well out of range. Poor timing from Noye.
Noye tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noye throws a hook but Dux avoids it easily.
Dux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dux lands a glancing blow to the side of Noye's head.
A jab lands there for Noye.
Noye turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Noye lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dux doesn't seem phased though.
Noye throws a jab when Dux was well out of range.
It looked like Dux was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dux throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noye counters with a head kick that drops Dux to the mat! Dux scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Dux is rocked!
Dux takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh Dux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big right from Dux misses.
Noye fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Dux square on the jaw! Damn, Dux is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donal Noye!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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