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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taine Raharuhi (ranked 649 p4p, 808 weight class) and Abraham Durden (ranked 94 p4p, 114 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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World class boxer
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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 35 - 18 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taine Raharuhi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Durden!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raharuhi slips under a jab from Durden.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raharuhi. Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durden checks a low kick from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi throws a leg kick but Durden sees it coming and moves out of range.
Durden only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Durden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raharuhi throws out the jab.
Raharuhi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Durden misses with a leg kick
letting Raharuhi counter with a right hand.
A jab from Durden finds it's way through Raharuhi's defenses.
A good leg kick by Durden.
Raharuhi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Durden to score with a decent uppercut.
Raharuhi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durden throws out the jab.
Raharuhi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raharuhi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Raharuhi throws a solid leg kick but Durden takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raharuhi.
Durden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abraham Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raharuhi blocks a low kick nicely.
Durden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durden's coach down at Roosters Coop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Durden's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The fighters circling - Raharuhi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raharuhi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Durden throws out a loose jab but Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Durden avoids the body shot from Raharuhi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden takes a swing at Raharuhi's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Durden.
Durden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raharuhi 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raharuhi.
Durden goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Durden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Durden staying out of range there.
Durden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Raharuhi loads up on a big right hand but Durden slips the punch.
Raharuhi motions for Durden to come forward. Raharuhi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raharuhi wants to land a leg kick but Durden is out of range.
Raharuhi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raharuhi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durden throws out the jab.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raharuhi throws a low kick but Durden moves out of range easily.
Durden appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raharuhi moves out of range of the leg kick from Durden.
That kick from Durden tenderised Raharuhi's leg. Raharuhi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Raharuhi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raharuhi jabs at Durden's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden takes a jab right on the kisser.
Durden looks to throw the jab but Raharuhi is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden defending well as Raharuhi loads up on a big left hand.
Raharuhi throws an overhand right that lands on Durden's shoulder, as Durden tries to avoid the shot.
Durden checks a low kick from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Raharuhi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Raharuhi lands a leg kick that knocks Durden off balance momentarily.
Durden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raharuhi throws a hook but Durden avoids it easily.
Durden lands a jab to Raharuhi's midsection.
Raharuhi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Durden misses with a straight right.
Durden jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Durden just misses with a punch to the body.
Durden wants to land a leg kick but Raharuhi is out of range.
Raharuhi connects with a right hand. Durden shakes it off.
Durden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durden tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Durden 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.
Durden lands with a hook. Raharuhi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raharuhi. Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raharuhi with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a hook to the side of Raharuhi's head but Raharuhi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Durden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raharuhi manages to avoid it.
Raharuhi misses with a straight left.
Durden throws a hook to the side of Raharuhi's head but Raharuhi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raharuhi throwing a counter right hand but Durden manages to avoid it.
Raharuhi throws a jab when Durden was well out of range.
Raharuhi checks a low kick from Durden.
Durden digs a good body shot into Raharuhi's ribs.
Raharuhi misses with a low kick.
Jab from Durden.
Raharuhi swings for the body but Durden moves out of range.
A jab from Raharuhi misses.
Durden throws a jab but it's blocked by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Raharuhi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Durden doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Durden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durden scores with a hook.
Raharuhi throws a hook but Durden blocks it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Durden - that will leave a mark!
Raharuhi avoids the body shot from Durden.
Raharuhi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raharuhi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi just misses with a punch to the body.
Durden replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Raharuhi blocks it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Raharuhi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durden blocks a jab.
Raharuhi looks to score with a jab to the body but Durden is just out of range.
Raharuhi motions for Durden to come forward. Raharuhi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick lands for Raharuhi.
Durden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raharuhi throws out a loose jab but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharuhi throws a lazy right hand but Durden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Raharuhi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raharuhi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Raharuhi throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
Raharuhi checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durden checks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Durden.
Raharuhi misses with a straight left.
Durden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Raharuhi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Durden checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Raharuhi throws a solid leg kick but Durden takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raharuhi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taine Raharuhi dominated that round.
That's time! Raharuhi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Durden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raharuhi at a distance.
Durden walks into a left hand.
Durden throws a leg kick but Raharuhi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Raharuhi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Durden just manages to avoid it.
Raharuhi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raharuhi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Durden ducks right into an uppercut from Raharuhi.
Durden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Durden checks a leg kick.
Taine Raharuhi is winning the standup battle so far.
Durden defending well as Raharuhi loads up on a big left hand.
Durden let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Raharuhi moves away from the strike by Durden.
Raharuhi is looking to chop away at Durden's legs.
Durden lands a nice shot to the body.
Durden misses with an uppercut.
Durden misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Raharuhi misses the target.
Durden works Raharuhi's body with a nice hook.
Raharuhi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Raharuhi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Raharuhi checks a leg kick.
Durden catches Raharuhi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durden lands with an overhand left.
A leg kick checked by Durden.
Durden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raharuhi avoids the body shot from Durden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Durden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Durden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi moves out of range of the body kick.
Raharuhi tried to counter with a leg kick but Durden avoided it.
Durden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durden has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raharuhi.
A good leg kick by Raharuhi.
Durden slips under a jab.
Durden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durden.
Durden lands a really nice looking cross but Raharuhi seems unphased.
Good work by Raharuhi as he checks the leg kick.
Raharuhi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Durden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raharuhi.
Durden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Durden misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Durden with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Raharuhi to score with a decent uppercut.
Durden takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raharuhi swings for the body but Durden moves out of range.
A nice side step and Durden releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Durden tries a low kick but Raharuhi avoids it.
Raharuhi throwing a counter right hand but Durden manages to avoid it.
Raharuhi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Durden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden misses with a leg kick.
Raharuhi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good leg kick by Raharuhi.
Durden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raharuhi misses with a low kick.
Raharuhi looks to score with a jab to the body but Durden is just out of range.
Raharuhi misses with a hook.
Durden misses with a body shot.
Durden misses with a low kick.
Durden throws a leg kick but Raharuhi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Raharuhi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Durden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raharuhi.
Durden takes a swing at Raharuhi's ribcage but misses.
Raharuhi throws a head kick that misses.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Durden blocks a leg kick.
Durden looks to land a left hand but Raharuhi moved out of range nicely.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Raharuhi defending well as Durden loads up on a big left hand.
Raharuhi is looking to counter with head kicks.
Raharuhi with a nice cross.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Raharuhi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Durden - the referee stops the clock and Raharuhi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Durden. Raharuhi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden scoring well with a low kick there.
Durden scores with a leg kick.
Raharuhi misses with a looping right.
Durden throws a looping overhand right but Raharuhi ducks down to avoid it.
Durden moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice defenses there by Durden.
Durden throws a low kick but it's checked well by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raharuhi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Durden throws a jab when Raharuhi was well out of range.
Raharuhi misses with a head kick.
Durden throws a hook to the side of Raharuhi's head but Raharuhi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raharuhi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raharuhi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Durden checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Raharuhi throws a head kick that misses.
Raharuhi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Durden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raharuhi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi moves out of range as Durden throws a body kick.
Durden misses with a hook
and Raharuhi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Durden thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durden throws a body shot but no joy.
Durden misses with a body shot.
Raharuhi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Durden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Raharuhi connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raharuhi. Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durden just misses with a punch to the body.
Durden looks to land a right hand but Raharuhi moved out of range.
Raharuhi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Durden can pounce on him.
Durden throws a big shot that misses.
Raharuhi misses with a low kick as Durden jumps back.
Raharuhi thuds his right hand into Durden's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circle momentarily. Durden darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Durden lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raharuhi misses with a hook. Durden ducked under it nicely.
Raharuhi lands a right hook to the body.
Durden explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Durden looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Raharuhi misses the target.
That kick from Raharuhi tenderised Durden's leg. Durden is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Abraham Durden will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Raharuhi throws a big shot that misses.
Durden was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Durden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raharuhi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Durden.
Raharuhi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raharuhi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raharuhi misses the shot to the body.
Durden checks a low kick from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
Raharuhi misses with a low kick.
Durden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raharuhi.
Durden misses with a straight right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raharuhi.
Durden connects with a right hand. Raharuhi shakes it off.
Durden lands with a good body shot.
Durden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raharuhi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raharuhi lands a body shot.
Durden connects with a body shot.
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!
Raharuhi misses with a wild body shot.
Raharuhi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raharuhi connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Durden cracks Raharuhi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Raharuhi throws a leg kick which misses Durden's front leg but catches the back leg as Durden tries to avoid it.
Raharuhi swings for the body but Durden moves out of range.
Raharuhi throws a leg kick but Durden sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Raharuhi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Raharuhi tries to score with a low kick but Durden moves his leg out of the way.
Durden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Durden ducks under a wild hook from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi misses the shot to the body.
Durden digs a good body shot into Raharuhi's ribs.
That kick from Durden tenderised Raharuhi's leg. Raharuhi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Durden is looking to slow Raharuhi down with leg kicks.
Raharuhi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Durden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab from Durden.
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!
Raharuhi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Durden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Durden throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Durden throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Durden blocks a leg kick.
Durden connects with a looping right hand.
A slow jab from Durden misses its intended target.
Durden throws a leg kick which misses Raharuhi's front leg but catches the back leg as Raharuhi tries to avoid it.
Raharuhi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Durden doesn't seem bothered though.
Durden throws a leg kick that misses.
Raharuhi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Raharuhi avoids the body shot from Durden.
Raharuhi misses with a straight left.
A bone on bone clash there as Durden blocks the leg kick.
Durden misses with a straight right.
Raharuhi jabs Durden to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raharuhi checks a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Durden - that will leave a mark!
Durden connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Durden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raharuhi throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi throws out a leg kick but Durden moves out of range and Raharuhi only half commits.
Raharuhi slips under a jab from Durden.
Raharuhi missing with a left hand there. Durden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raharuhi swings for the body but Durden moves out of range.
Durden doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Raharuhi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Durden! But no joy.
Raharuhi misses with a hook. Durden ducked under it nicely.
Durden moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Raharuhi checks a low kick from Durden.
Durden throws a low kick but Raharuhi moves out of range easily.
Raharuhi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durden.
Raharuhi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Raharuhi throws a low kick, looking for Durden's leg but Durden calmly moves out of range.
Durden looks to land a right hand but Raharuhi moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Raharuhi misses the target.
Durden checks a low kick from Raharuhi.
Durden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durden throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Raharuhi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Durden ducks under a wild hook from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raharuhi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Raharuhi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raharuhi misses the body punch
and Durden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raharuhi staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Durden misses the target.
Raharuhi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Raharuhi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Durden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Raharuhi throws a hook but Durden avoids it easily.
Durden checks a leg kick nicely.
A big left from Durden misses.
Durden fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raharuhi on the side of the head.
Raharuhi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Durden moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raharuhi throws the left hand but Durden avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durden moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Raharuhi.
A bone on bone clash there as Durden blocks the leg kick.
Durden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Durden.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Abraham Durden.
Well Durden has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Durden!
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