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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Long Thai (ranked 918 p4p, 1071 weight class) and Abraham Durden (ranked 114 p4p, 133 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Durden!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai tries a low kick but Durden avoids it.
Thai throws out a loose jab but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durden connects with a crisp jab.
Thai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Abraham Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durden throws a looping overhand right but Thai ducks down to avoid it.
Durden throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thai has closed the distance and engaged Durden in a clinch.
Durden breaks from the clinch.
Durden scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Durden misses with a low kick.
Durden throws a front kick aimed at Thai's knee but Thai avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Durden wants to land a leg kick but Thai is out of range.
Thai lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Durden throws a jab but it's blocked by Thai.
Durden throws an overhand right that lands on Thai's shoulder, as Thai tries to avoid the shot.
Durden throws a wild body kick that Thai sees coming a mile off.
Thai is looking to counter the offense by Durden and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Thai tried to counter with a leg kick but Durden avoided it.
Durden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Durden misses with an uppercut.
Durden connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Durden misses.
Durden wants to land a leg kick but Thai is out of range.
The fighters circling - Durden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Durden connects with a solid leg kick.
Thai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durden throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thai tries to counter by clinching up but Durden breaks away and moves out of range.
Durden avoids a kick to the body.
Thai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Durden can pounce on him.
Durden throws a lazy uppercut
and Thai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Durden misses with a looping right.
Thai fires out a quick counter leg kick but Durden just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thai throws a nice head kick!
Durden tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thai is able to avoid easily.
Thai checks a leg kick nicely.
Thai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Durden tries to land a leg kick but Thai saw it coming and moves away.
Durden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Durden misses with a few strikes there.
Durden throws an off balance right hand
and Thai counters with a thumping low kick.
Thai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Durden throws a hook but Thai blocks it.
Thai moves away from the strike by Durden.
Thai tries to counter by clinching up but Durden breaks away and moves out of range.
Durden throws a leg kick which misses Thai's front leg but catches the back leg as Thai tries to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Durden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden lands the left hand.
Durden throws a solid leg kick but Thai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Durden.
Thai tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Durden manages to circle out of the way.
Thai scores with a hook.
Durden is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice uppercut lands for Durden. That snapped Thai's head back.
Durden looks for the body kick but Thai saw that one coming.
Durden attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durden moves away.
Durden with a nice calf kick.
Durden misses with a wild body shot.
Thai throws a body shot but no joy.
Durden throws a leg kick which misses Thai's front leg but catches the back leg as Thai tries to avoid it.
Durden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Durden jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Durden. That's going to slow Thai down.
Durden sizes up Thai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Durden throws a wild body kick that Thai sees coming a mile off.
Durden fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Durden throws a low kick but Thai avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thai checks a leg kick.
Durden looks to score with a jab to the body but Thai is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Durden misses the target.
Durden slips under a jab.
Durden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Durden misses with a left hand
and Thai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Durden thinking.
Durden misses with a leg kick
and Thai counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thai.
Thai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Thai has him pressed against the cage.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Durden avoids the damage to the body.
Durden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thai working Durden over with knees to the body.
Durden wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Durden dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Durden scores with a hook.
Thai misses with a body shot.
Durden misses with a right hand
and Durden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durden.
Durden looks to score with a jab to the body but Thai is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Durden. That's going to slow Thai down.
Durden thuds his right hand into Thai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Durden is looking to slow Thai down with leg kicks.
Durden uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thai has time to react.
Durden scores with a shot to the body.
Thai moves out of range of the strikes.
Durden stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Durden misses with a body kick.
Thai tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Durden manages to circle out of the way.
Durden keeps the fight on the outside.
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!
Durden lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thai takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thai defending well as Durden loads up on a big left hand.
Thai tries to counter by clinching up but Durden breaks away and moves out of range.
Durden throws out a loose jab but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thai is looking to counter the offense by Durden and move into the clinch.
Durden throws a leg kick
and Thai counters by moving into the clinch.
Durden tries to break the clinch but Thai is controlling the position.
Durden blocks an elbow strike from Thai.
Durden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Durden takes a knee to the side of the body.
Durden takes an elbow to the temple.
Durden blocks a body shot from Thai.
Thai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Thai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Durden has had enough of the clinch but Thai keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Durden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thai misses with a punch to the body.
Thai prevents Durden from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden is trying to push Thai away but Thai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Durden dodges an elbow strike from Thai.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Durden takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short body shot lands from Durden as the two fighters clinch.
Long Thai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Durden is trying to force a seperation but Thai has the dominant position.
Thai misses with a body punch.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Durden avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thai lands an elbow inside that Durden shrugs off.
It looks like Abraham Durden has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Thai has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Durden misses with a punch on the inside.
Thai lands an elbow just above Durden 's eye.
Thai presses Durden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Thai is controlling him.
Durden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Durden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durden bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thai's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That kick from Durden tenderised Thai's leg. Thai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Durden scores with a kick to the midsection.
Durden slips under a jab.
Thai blocks a low kick nicely.
Durden looks to land a right hand but Thai moved out of range.
Durden scores with a push kick.
Thai defending well as Durden loads up on a big left hand.
Thai looks to score with a jab to the body but Durden is just out of range.
Abraham Durden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durden scores with a decent looking hook.
Good work by Thai as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Durden finds it's way through Thai's defenses.
Thai connects with an inside leg kick.
Durden connects with a body shot that sends Thai's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thai.
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!
Durden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thai moves away.
Thai is looking to counter punch.
Thai pushes Durden up against the cage in a clinch.
Thai lands a nice knee to the body.
Durden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Durden manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Thai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thai walks into a jab.
Thai moves out of range of the body kick.
Durden scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thai tries to clinch there but Durden circles away.
Durden lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Durden misses with an uppercut.
Durden misses with a lunging right hand
and Thai counters with a slapping leg kick.
Durden lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Durden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abraham Durden's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
That kick from Durden tenderised Thai's leg. Thai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Durden lands a right hook to the body.
Thai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thai backing away here, and Durden unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Thai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durden.
Thai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice jab there from Durden.
Thai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Durden on the side of the head.
A nice leg kick from Durden, right into the meat of the thigh.
Durden throws a low kick but Thai avoids it.
Thai is looking to counter with head kicks.
Durden avoids the head kick by Thai.
Durden misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Thai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thai cracks Durden with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Durden misses with a body kick.
Durden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Durden misses the target.
Durden walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Durden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Durden throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thai.
Thai checks a leg kick.
Thai is looking to counter the offense by Durden and move into the clinch.
Durden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Durden.
Durden thumps Thai with a low kick.
Durden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Durden counters with a low kick, right behind Thai 's knee.
Durden swings widly with a right hand
and Thai counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Durden blocks it with crossed arms.
Durden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Durden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Durden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thai has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden avoids the elbow strike from Thai, against the cage.
Durden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durden throws out a loose jab but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durden throws a hook but Thai blocks it.
Thai connects with a high kick.
Durden blocks the body kick.
Durden throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Durden.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Durden throws a push kick but Thai slaps the foot to one side.
Durden misses with a right hand
and Thai counters with an outside leg kick.
Durden blocks the body kick.
Durden misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Durden fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thai checks it well.
Durden ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Thai misses.
Nice cross by Durden.
Durden throws an off balance right hand
and Thai counters with an outside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Thai - just one landing.
Thai checks a low kick from Durden.
Thai misses with a hook. Durden ducked under it nicely.
Durden lands a nice shot to the body.
Thai misses with a kick to the body.
Durden connects with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden scores with a kick to the body.
Durden lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durden takes a swing at Thai's ribcage but misses.
Thai quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Thai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Durden misses with a low kick as Thai jumps back.
Durden with the inside leg kick.
Thai misses the shot to the body.
Thai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durden.
Durden connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Durden lands a leg kick that knocks Thai off balance momentarily.
Durden misses with a body punch
and Thai counters with a nice body kick.
Durden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thai's head backwards.
Long Thai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abraham Durden is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Durden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Durden 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Durden!
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