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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Montegriffo (ranked 4146 p4p, 4333 weight class) and Buddy Dukes (ranked 415 p4p, 426 weight class). Alexander Montegriffo had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Alexander Montegriffo looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Montegriffo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buddy Dukes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montegriffo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Buddy Dukes has been cut.
Montegriffo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Montegriffo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dukes.
Dukes is looking for the big counter here.
Dukes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dukes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montegriffo.
Dukes gets a double leg takedown into Montegriffo's guard.
Montegriffo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dukes controls the pace.
Montegriffo keeping full guard, as Dukes tries to pass.
Dukes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukes gets to his feet. Montegriffo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dukes looking to score a takedown here. Montegriffo is defending well but Dukes drives through and ends up in Montegriffo's guard.
Montegriffo is breathing heavily.
Montegriffo wants to sweep here but Dukes controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Montegriffo is trying to keep Dukes in close.
Montegriffo keeping moving, preventing Dukes from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dukes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dukes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Montegriffo avoids it really well and circles away.
Dukes has a takedown stuffed.
Alexander Montegriffo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddy Dukes.
A jab from Dukes finds it's way through Montegriffo's defenses.
Dukes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montegriffo.
A countering left hand to the body from Dukes misses.
Dukes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Montegriffo defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes fails with a takedown attempt.
Dukes clinches up with Montegriffo and pushes him back against the cage.
Dukes breaks the clinch.
Alexander Montegriffo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dukes fails to land the takedown.
Dukes forces Montegriffo back against the cage and clinches.
Dukes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montegriffo gets underhooks to prevent Dukes's takedown attempt.
Montegriffo stops a takedown attempt from Dukes.
Montegriffo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The referee is keeping an eye on Montegriffo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Montegriffo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Montegriffo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alexander Montegriffo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montegriffo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Montegriffo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Montegriffo misses.
Dukes lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Montegriffo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Buddy Dukes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dukes moves into the clinch.
Montegriffo tries a body shot but Dukes blocks it.
Dukes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dukes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Montegriffo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Montegriffo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dukes.
Dukes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Montegriffo throws a right hand that Dukes ducks under and follows up with a left that Dukes also avoids with ease.
Montegriffo avoids the head kick by Dukes.
Montegriffo gets tackled into the cage by Dukes. Dukes maintains the clinch.
Dukes breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montegriffo swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Montegriffo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dukes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Montegriffo throws a combination that misses
and Dukes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dukes goes for a double leg but Montegriffo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Montegriffo continues to drive forward.
Alexander Montegriffo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddy Dukes.
Montegriffo swings for the body but Dukes moves out of range.
Montegriffo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Montegriffo misses with a straight right.
Dukes slips a jab from Montegriffo.
Dukes clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukes breaks from the clinch.
Montegriffo misses with a two punch combination.
Montegriffo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dukes gets a double leg takedown into Montegriffo's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dukes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dukes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dukes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dukes tries for a takedown but Montegriffo manages to get underhooks.
Dukes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dukes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Montegriffo defends well and Dukes ends up having to push Montegriffo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Montegriffo throwing a counter right hand but Dukes manages to avoid it.
Montegriffo fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montegriffo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dukes moves into the clinch.
Dukes is trying to pull guard but Montegriffo has him pressed against the cage.
Dukes is pushing Montegriffo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dukes is trying to drag Montegriffo to the mat but Montegriffo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dukes tries to pull guard but Montegriffo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montegriffo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dukes.
Dukes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montegriffo lands a jab to the nose.
Dukes dives in for a single leg takedown but Montegriffo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dukes shoots in and drives through. Montegriffo sprawls well.
Montegriffo slaps away a takedown attempt from Dukes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexander Montegriffo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Buddy Dukes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dukes shoots in for a takedown but Montegriffo shows good takedown defense.
Montegriffo is looking to counter punch.
Dukes has managed to clinch.
Dukes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dukes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dukes shoots in for a takedown but Montegriffo shows good takedown defense.
Alexander Montegriffo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddy Dukes.
Dukes tries a head kick but it misses.
Dukes needs to keep his hands up - Montegriffo had a free shot at his head there.
Dukes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Buddy Dukes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dukes moves into the clinch successfully.
Montegriffo gets underhooks to prevent Dukes's takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Montegriffo prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Montegriffo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Montegriffo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dukes backwards.
Montegriffo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dukes manages to break the clinch.
Montegriffo throws a lazy right hand but Dukes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dukes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Montegriffo's waist but Montegriffo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dukes off to one side.
Montegriffo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montegriffo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dukes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Montegriffo!
Dukes is looking to take a break and control but Montegriffo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dukes working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dukes has hold of Montegriffo's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Montegriffo tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Dukes cranks the arm and Montegriffo screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Montegriffo, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Buddy Dukes!
Alexander Montegriffo was interviewed post fight and said 'Oi, I'll be back. These guys ain't got shit on me on my best day'.
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energy
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hype
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