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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scooter Bob (ranked 1948 p4p, 2813 weight class) and Abraham Durden (ranked 254 p4p, 336 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scooter Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abraham Durden!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden throws out a powerful jab.
Durden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bob misses with a body shot.
Bob misses with a series of wild punches.
Bob takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Durden throws a shot from downtown. Bob moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob throws an off balance right hand
and Durden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bob throws out a loose jab but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durden let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bob walks into a stiff left hand from Durden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bob defending well as Durden loads up on a big left hand.
Bob takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab by Bob.
Bob definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bob looks to land a left hand but Durden moved out of range nicely.
Durden defending well as Bob loads up on a big left hand.
Bob tries to score with a low kick but Durden moves his leg out of the way.
Bob misses with a straight left.
Durden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bob checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Durden counters with a stiff right hand.
Bob with the inside leg kick.
Bob gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Durden releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Durden scores with a leg kick.
Durden misses with a low kick.
Bob misses with a double jab
and Durden counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bob's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bob. Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durden thinks about the counter body kick.
Durden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bob tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durden was well out of range. Poor timing from Bob.
Bob throws a shot from downtown. Durden moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Durden on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Durden lands a nice shot to the body.
Durden blocks a jab.
Durden scores with a shot to the body.
Bob's jab looks to have found its range, popping Durden under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bob sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bob misses with a leg kick
and Durden counters with a slapping leg kick.
Durden throws a chopping leg kick but Bob manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Durden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bob fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Durden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab by Durden.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob throws a head kick that misses.
Durden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bob misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Durden dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Durden lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Durden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Bob wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Durden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Durden throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bob misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Durden! But no joy.
Durden's corner calls for a 1-2. Durden obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Durden scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
Bob on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Durden scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bob throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Durden lands the left hand.
Durden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bob takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Durden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bob's head backwards.
Bob is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Bob. Those never looked like landing.
Bob takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bob throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durden counters with a nice uppercut.
Abraham Durden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Durden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bob takes one to the chin there.
Bob throws a combination that misses
and Durden counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Durden.
Durden wants to land a leg kick but Bob is out of range.
Bob steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Durden. That one must have hurt.
Durden cracks a nice hook into Bob's ribs.
Bob lands with a hook. Durden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Durden throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Durden.
Durden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bob.
Bob backing away here, and Durden unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Durden lands with an uppercut that bounces Bob off the cage and back into range.
Durden has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Durden there as he acknowledges the shot.
Durden moves away from the strike by Bob.
Durden appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Durden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bob.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bob. Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durden slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Durden! But no joy.
Bob stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durden.
Bob stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick 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!
Bob is looking to chop away at Durden's legs.
Bob throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is 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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Durden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bob. That did some damage!
Bob lands with a cross.
Bob lands with an overhand left.
Durden walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bob walks into a left hand.
Durden darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob throws a right hand that misses
and Durden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bob wants to slow Durden down by chopping away at his legs.
Bob misses the body punch
and Durden counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bob's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob is looking to score with low kicks.
Bob looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A left lands for Durden.
Durden slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Bob misses the target.
Durden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bob checks the leg kick nicely there.
Durden lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Durden slips a straight right by Bob.
Durden is looking to chop away at Bob's legs.
Nice uppercut lands for Durden. That snapped Bob's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws an off balance right hand
letting Durden counter with a right hand.
Durden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bob.
Bob throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bob might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Durden listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bob throws an off balance right hand
and Durden counters with a low kick, right behind Bob 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Bob.
Durden throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bob swings widly with a right hand
and Durden counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bob thinking.
Bob takes a jab right on the kisser.
Durden will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bob missing with a left hand there. Durden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Bob as he connects with a hook.
Durden connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bob's hands.
Scooter Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Bob misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bob.
Durden defending well as Bob loads up on a big left hand.
Durden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the 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!
Bob misses with an uppercut
and Durden counters with a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Durden.
Bob looks for the body kick but Durden saw that one coming.
Abraham Durden is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bob throws a hook to the side of Durden's head but Durden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Durden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Durden!
An out of breath Abraham Durden thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Scooter Bob spoke after the fight, saying 'Back in my day, the loser was better. Guess some things never change.'.
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