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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaki Mountain (ranked 134 p4p, 271 weight class) and Damian Dudley (ranked 17 p4p, 37 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaki Mountain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damian Dudley!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudley throws a shot from downtown. Mountain moves away and avoids it.
Dudley instigates a clinch.
Dudley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dudley told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Mountain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mountain displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dudley up against the cage.
Dudley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mountain avoids the elbow strike from Dudley, against the cage.
Mountain avoids the elbow strike from Dudley, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mountain.
Mountain lands a shoulder strike.
Mountain working aggressively here.
Dudley lands an elbow inside.
Dudley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dudley lands with a left to the head.
Mountain throws a punch but it's blocked by Dudley.
Dudley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mountain avoids a wild elbow strike from Dudley.
Mountain misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley misses with an elbow over the top.
Dudley blocks an uppercut.
Dudley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dudley misses with a punch on the inside.
Dudley throws an elbow but it misses.
Dudley throws a head punch that misses.
Dudley throws a head punch that misses.
Mountain blocks an elbow strike.
Mountain tries a body shot but Dudley blocks it.
Dudley takes a shot to the head.
Mountain blocks an elbow strike from Dudley.
Dudley blocking some punches.
Mountain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mountain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mountain.
Mountain swings wildly with an uppercut but Dudley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mountain misses with a body punch.
Mountain blocks an elbow strike from Dudley.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dudley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain lands a hook that snaps the head of Dudley backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dudley takes a shot to the head.
Mountain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mountain.
A right handed body shot lands from Dudley.
Mountain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mountain dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dudley.
Mountain swings wildly with an uppercut but Dudley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dudley throws a punch but it's blocked by Mountain.
Mountain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dudley blocks a body shot from Mountain.
Dudley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Kaki Mountain has been cut.
Dudley can't find room to land a body shot as Mountain controls the action.
Mountain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dudley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dudley lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain blocks a body shot from Dudley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mountain.
Dudley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mountain blocks an elbow strike from Dudley.
Dudley lands an elbow just above Mountain 's eye.
Mountain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mountain breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Dudley.
Dudley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mountain looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dudley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mountain at a distance.
Mountain looks to throw the jab but Dudley is out of range.
Dudley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dudley tries to counter with a clinch but Mountain shakes him off and moves away.
Dudley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dudley lands with a nice body punch.
Dudley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Damian Dudley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dudley lands a right hook to the body.
Dudley staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dudley moves out of range as Mountain throws a body kick.
Dudley tries to counter with a clinch but Mountain shakes him off and moves away.
Dudley swings for the body but Mountain moves out of range.
Mountain misses the shot to the body.
Dudley staying out of range there.
Dudley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mountain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dudley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mountain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dudley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Mountain misses the target.
Mountain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dudley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dudley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Dudley. Beautiful body shot.
Mountain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dudley connects with the punch.
Mountain throws out a loose jab but Dudley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dudley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dudley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Damian Dudley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kaki Mountain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mountain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dudley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mountain was well out of range. Poor timing from Dudley.
Mountain throws a hook but Dudley avoids it easily.
Mountain tries to land a front kick but Dudley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dudley throws a looping overhand right but Mountain ducks down to avoid it.
Dudley throws a jab but it's blocked by Mountain.
Mountain throws a jab but it's blocked by Dudley.
Dudley moves out of range as Mountain throws a body kick.
Dudley misses with a straight right.
Mountain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dudley.
Mountain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dudley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudley throws a hook to the side of Mountain's head but Mountain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mountain scores with a jab.
Dudley connects with a body shot.
Mountain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mountain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dudley's hands.
A slow jab from Mountain misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley tries to clinch up
letting Mountain counter with a right hand.
Dudley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mountain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mountain misses with a hook.
Dudley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mountain rather than just go for the knockout.
Dudley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dudley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dudley tries to close the distance and clinch but Mountain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mountain looks to throw the jab but Dudley is out of range.
Dudley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mountain misses with a body kick.
Mountain clobbers Dudley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dudley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dudley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mountain manages to avoid it.
Mountain digs a good body shot into Dudley's ribs.
Dudley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mountain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mountain misses.
Dudley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dudley misses the shot to the body.
Mountain half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mountain tries to keep at a distance but Dudley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Damian Dudley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mountain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dudleys head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Dudley throws an elbow but misses.
Dudley misses with a body punch.
Mountain struggles to land a body shot inside as Dudley controls his hands.
Mountain lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mountain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dudley.
Mountain blocks a body shot from Dudley.
Dudley throws an elbow but it misses.
Mountain lands with a short shot to the head.
Dudley lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mountain lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Mountain.
Mountain swings wildly with an uppercut but Dudley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dudley misses with a punch on the inside.
Mountain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Mountain.
Mountain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mountain lands with a left to the head.
Mountain tries a body shot but Dudley blocks it.
A short left from Mountain.
Mountain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mountain swings wildly with an uppercut but Dudley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dudley tries to work over Mountain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mountain tries to work over Dudley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain breaks from the clinch.
Dudley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mountain.
Dudley misses with a combination
and Mountain counters with a solid body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dudley 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.
Dudley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mountain slips a jab from Dudley.
Dudley throws a body shot but no joy.
Mountain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dudley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dudley throws a right and a left that Mountain avoids nicely.
Dudley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dudley throws a lazy right hand but Mountain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dudley is looking to clinch but Mountain is avoiding it.
Dudley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Mountain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dudley checks a leg kick.
Dudley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaki Mountain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaki Mountain's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mountain slips a straight right by Dudley.
Dudley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mountain.
A jab from Mountain finds it's way through Dudley's defenses.
Mountain scores with a jab. Dudley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mountain misses with an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Dudley there.
Dudley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mountain manages to avoid it.
Mountain lands a nice shot to the body.
Mountain will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dudley jabs Mountain right on the nose. Mountain blinks but takes it well.
Dudley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dudley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mountain was well out of range. Poor timing from Dudley.
Dudley lands with a good body shot.
Dudley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mountain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Mountain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mountain looks for the body kick but Dudley saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Mountain misses the target.
Mountain lunges at Dudley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dudley's hand.
Mountain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dudley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dudley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mountain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dudley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dudley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mountain ducks under a wild hook from Dudley.
A quick step to the side and Mountain tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaki Mountain is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Mountain misses.
A jab from Dudley misses.
Dudley misses with a right hand
and Mountain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dudley throws the left hand but Mountain avoids the punch easily.
Mountain misses with a straight right.
Dudley throws a lazy right hand but Mountain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley darts in trying to clinch
and Mountain counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mountain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dudley.
Mountain throwing a counter right hand but Dudley manages to avoid it.
Dudley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mountain.
Dudley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mountain lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mountain. Dudley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mountain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dudley.
Mountain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dudley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mountain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dudley's head backwards.
Dudley scores with a three punch combo!
Dudley connects with a body shot.
Dudley throws a jab when Mountain was well out of range.
Mountain moves out of range of the strikes.
Dudley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dudley defending well as Mountain loads up on a big left hand.
Mountain connects with a single shot there.
Dudley scores with a hook to the body. Mountain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mountain moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mountain keeps the fight on the outside.
Mountain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mountain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dudley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mountain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dudley is rocked!
Mountain throws an overhand right that drops Dudley like a sack of potatoes! Mountain dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaki Mountain!
An out of breath Kaki Mountain thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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