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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davonte Durant (ranked 658 p4p, 1488 weight class) and Will Smif (ranked 90 p4p, 186 weight class). Durant comes to the cage accompanied by No Bullets Fly - Sabaton. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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13 - 10 - 1 |
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11 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Davonte Durant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Smif!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smif displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smif throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A cross from Smif lands.
Smif connects with a good right hand that stumbles Durant. Durant circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Durant avoids the head kick by Smif.
Durant looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A punch lands to the side of Durant 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Durant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smif misses with a jab, cross combination.
Durant on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smif scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
A slow jab from Smif misses its intended target.
Durant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smif with a hook.
Smif looks to score with a jab to the body but Durant is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Durant on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Durant moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant is struggling to control the position.
Durant tries a knee to the head but Smif blocks it.
Smif lands a left hand.
Durant misses with a body punch.
Smif escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smif ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Smif.
Will Smif seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durant slips under a jab.
Durant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smif manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Durant walks into a jab.
Durant takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Durant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smif comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smif lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif misses with a looping left.
Smif waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durant.
Durant has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bowsh Gym in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smif looks to land a left hand but Durant moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Smif finds it's target.
Durant clinches.
Smif working aggressively here.
Durant is trying to maintain a safe position but Smif gets an underhook and turns Durant into the cage.
Smif being controlled against the cage.
Smif lands a body shot.
Durant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smif lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smif with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smif working aggressively here.
Durant missing with knees to the body.
Smif misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Smif.
Smif tries to throw a body punch but Durant avoids it by throwing Smif back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant is pushing Smif up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A body shot lands from Durant.
Smif throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Durants head.
Smif misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Durant creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Smif fails to land.
Smif working aggressively here.
Durant prevents a body shot from Smif.
Smif tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durant avoids it.
Durant scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Will Smif has been cut.
Durant has Smif pressed against the cage, preventing Smif from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Durant can't find room to land a body shot as Smif controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Durant.
Smif tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durant misses with a body punch.
Durant landing knees to the head.
Durant lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Durant.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durant lands a left hand.
Smif swings wildly with an uppercut but Durant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durant'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.
Smif using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Durant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Durant has a couple of punches blocked by Smif.
Durant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smif breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Durant closes the distance and pushes Smif back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durant.
Smif throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Durant as the two fighters clinch.
Smif looks winded!
A short uppercut from Smif.
Durant lands a hook that snaps the head of Smif backwards.
Smif misses with a punch on the inside.
Durant landing knees to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Will Smif dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Will Smif's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smif misses with a straight left.
Durant fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smif just manages to avoid it.
Durant moves out of range as Smif strikes.
Durant went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Smif swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Will Smif seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smif throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smif throws a good cross that connects.
Durant tries a head kick but it misses.
Durant tries to clinch up.
Smif has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smif misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smif loads up on a big right hand but Durant slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Durant on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooh!!! Durant has knocked Smif down with a huge combo! Durant steps away and waves a wobbly Smif back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smif punishes Durant's body with a nice straight punch.
Smif throws a shot from downtown. Durant moves away and avoids it.
Smif misses with an uppercut. Durant saw that one coming.
Durant swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Durant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smif paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif lands with a nice body punch.
Smif lands the left hand.
Smif connects with a good right hand that stumbles Durant. Durant circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smif connects with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Smif as he connects with a hook.
Smif throws out a powerful jab.
Durant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Durant slips under a jab from Smif.
Smif misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Durant misses the target.
Durant walks into a left hand.
Durant defending well as Smif loads up on a big left hand.
Smif lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif connects with a nice looking jab.
Durant has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
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!
Durant clinches with his opponent.
Smif tries to throw a body punch but Durant avoids it by throwing Smif back against the cage.
Durant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smif looking to stall.
Smif misses with some punches.
Durant tries to throw a body punch but Smif avoids it by throwing Durant back against the cage.
Durant lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smif backwards.
Smif lands with a right to the head.
Smif lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smif blocks a body shot from Durant.
Durant missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Durant.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smif.
Durant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Durant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Durant blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smif with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Davonte Durant has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Durant lands a right hand.
Smif is looking to control Durant's arms but Durant gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smif has his back to the cage.
Durant has Smif pressed against the cage, preventing Smif from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees to the body from Durant.
Smif is breathing heavily.
Smif's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Durant tries to work over Smif's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Durant - that landed with a thud.
Durant working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Durant is leaning against Smif and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Durant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Durant creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Durant working Smif over with knees to the body.
Durant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smif lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durant with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Durant.
Durant using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Durant lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Durant.
A short right from Durant on the inside.
Smif is rocked!
Durant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smif backwards.
Smif is still on wobbly legs! Can Durant finish him?
Durant creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Smif with a big uppercut! Smif tries to clinch up but Durant pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Smif to the mat! Smif covers up and Durant unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Davonte Durant!
A victorious Davonte Durant thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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