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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Durant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes to the cage accompanied by No Shelter/ Rage Against The Machine. Kevin Durant told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Durant!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott scores with a nice head shot.
Durant is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Scott.
Durant is looking to clinch.
Durant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scott tries to keep at a distance but Durant has taken the fight into the clinch.
Durant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Durant throws a knee to the head but misses.
Scott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Scott 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 Durant has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Durant and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little jabbing left from Durant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Durant checks the leg kick nicely there.
Scott keeps the fight on the outside.
Durant doesn't manage to clinch there - Scott circles away.
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scott takes a swing at Durant's ribcage but misses.
Durant defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Scott.
Durant lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Scott shoots in for a double leg but Durant sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant tries to clinch up but Scott circles away and keeps his distance.
Scott goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Scott shoots in looking for a takedown but Durant manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Scott's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scott shoots in but no luck this time.
Scott missing with a left hand there. Durant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Durant is looking to clinch.
Scott tries to counter with a takedown but Durant is quick to defend against it.
Scott throws an overhand right that lands on Durant's shoulder, as Durant tries to avoid the shot.
Scott shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Durant as he jumps to the side.
Durant tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scott throws a front kick aimed at Durant's knee but Durant avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aaron Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durant closes the distance and pushes Scott back into the cage.
Scott wants to take the fight to the mat but Durant manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Durant lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Durant.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durant works on Scott's body with a couple of short punches.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Durant misses with an elbow over the top.
Scott avoiding damage as Durant throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Durant.
Durant has Scott pressed against the cage, preventing Scott from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Durant scores a nice knee to the body.
Scott is breathing heavily.
Durant gets through Scott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Scott avoids the elbow strike from Durant, against the cage.
Durant working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Durant scores with a nice hook to the head.
Durant trying to land knees to the body.
Scott lands a nice uppercut.
Durant scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Aaron Scott has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries for a takedown but Durant manages to get underhooks.
Durant lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durant tries to close the distance and clinch but Scott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scott takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Scott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scott half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Scott throws a looping overhand right but Durant ducks down to avoid it.
Durant closes the distance but Scott moves to the side
and Scott counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Durant takes the fight into the clinch.
Durant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durant misses with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Scott's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Scott can't break the clinch.
Scott blocks a body shot from Durant.
Durant lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Durant has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Scott seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Durant can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott blocks the elbow strike.
Scott scores with a shoulder strike.
Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scott scores with a decent looking hook.
Durant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Scott avoiding damage as Durant throws knees to the body.
Durant throws a punch but it's blocked by Scott.
Durant gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Scott.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Durant.
Scott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kevin Durant will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aaron Scott's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Scott throws a predictable looking body shot
and Durant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Durant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scott dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Durant working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Durant.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Durant.
Durant landing knees to the head.
Scott content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Scott prevents a body shot from Durant.
Scott manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott cracks Durant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aaron Scott is winning the standup battle so far.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durant moves away.
Durant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durant has closed the distance and engaged Scott in a clinch.
Durant working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Durant walks away with a smile on his face. Scott gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Scott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scott lands a lovely overhand right.
Scott lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Durant has Scott up against the cage in a clinch.
Durant gets underhooks to prevent Scott's takedown attempt.
Durant throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Durant is just out of range.
Durant gets a clinch.
Durant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Scott's face.
Durant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Durant stops a takedown attempt from Scott.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Scott's efforts to push away.
Durant struggles to land a body shot inside as Scott controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scott's elbow.
Scott tries for a takedown but Durant manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Durant working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Durant.
Scott scores with a shot to the side of Durant's head.
Scott is trying to maintain a safe position but Durant gets an underhook and turns Scott into the cage.
Durant lands a hook that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Durant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Durant lands with a right to the head.
Durant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Scott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Durant lands a nice uppercut.
Durant struggles to land a body shot inside as Scott controls his hands.
Durant lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aaron Scott's cut is getting worse.
Scott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durant's elbow.
Scott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Durant scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant tries a knee to the head but Scott blocks it.
Durant landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Scott is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Durant is defending well.
Durant lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durant.
Durant lands a hook that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Durant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scott blocking some punches.
Scott avoiding damage as Durant throws knees to the body.
Durant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Durant as Scott tries to tie him up.
Durant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scott.
Durant struggles to land a body shot inside as Scott controls his hands.
Durant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scott has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Durant takes a shot to the head.
Durant misses with a knee to the head.
Durant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott stalling against the cage.
Durant misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Scott tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Durant smiles and moves away.
Durant walks into a jab.
Scott lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Durant at a distance.
Scott throws a jab when Durant was well out of range.
Scott misses with a combination
and Durant counters with a nice leg kick.
Scott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durant.
Despite the aggression on Durant's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Durant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Durant moves in looking to clinch but Scott pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Durant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aaron Scott's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Durant has taken the fight to the clinch.
Scott drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Scott is working for takedown but Durant is calmly controlling the position for now.
Scott taking a breather.
Scott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Durant backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Durant.
Kevin Durant seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Durant lands with a left to the head.
Scott takes a shot to the head.
Durant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Durant lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott drops down looking for an ankle pick but Durant pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Scott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Durant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant tries to close the distance and clinch but Scott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Durant moves out of range of the strikes.
Durant moves into the clinch.
Durant lands a hook that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Durant blocking some punches.
Durant creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durant.
Durant missing with knees to the body.
Durant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scott.
Scott has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Durant is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Scott is trying to pull guard but Durant turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Scott on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durant working aggressively here.
Durant throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scotts head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scott.
Durant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Scott on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant misses with a knee to the head.
Durant softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durant throws out the jab.
Durant tries to clinch but Scott moves out of range.
Scott looks to throw the jab but Durant is out of range.
Kevin Durant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scott turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Scott misses with a body kick.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Durant blocks a head kick by Scott.
Durant gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Durant tries a body shot but Scott blocks it.
Durant creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Scott's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Durant fails to land.
Scott blocks an elbow strike from Durant.
Scott tries to score a body lock takedown but Durant shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durant.
Durant is leaning against Scott and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Durant throws an elbow but it misses.
Scott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Durant lands a nice uppercut.
Scott breaks the clinch.
Scott misses with a straight right.
Scott misses the jab.
Durant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durant tries to clinch up.
Durant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
Durant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durant clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aaron Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott is trying to drag Durant to the mat but Durant just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Durant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Scott lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Durant with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Durant blocks a body shot from Scott.
Nice body punch from Durant.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Aaron Scott's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Durant lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Durant scores with a nice short uppercut.
Durant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Durant scores with a knee to the head.
Durant landing knees to the head.
Durant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scott has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Scott wants to take the fight to the mat but Durant manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Durant lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Durant lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Durant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Durant 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Durant!
Kevin Durant managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill, into his post fight interview.
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