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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dover (ranked 1201 p4p, 2639 weight class) and Long Duck (ranked 106 p4p, 227 weight class). Duck has chosen Trouble man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ben Dover has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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167 cm 27 152 5 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm 20 155 2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling Brawler Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt Dangerous knees Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Dover! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Long Duck! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Alan Glass.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dover shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dover showed some decent athleticism there. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Duck tries to kick Dover off but Dover keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Duck is looking to control Dover's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Duck avoid being mounted? Dover lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Dover working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Dover not landing any meaningful shots this time. Duck is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dover scores with a couple of nice shots. Dover not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Duck is trying to get back to full guard. Ground and pound from Dover. Dover prevents Duck from improving his position. Duck looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Duck has hold of Dover's hands but Dover slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Duck trying to hold on to Dover's head to control him but Dover postures up.
Dover stalling. Dover looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Dover has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dover lands a nice short elbow. Dover working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Duck tries to roll over but Dover keeps him under control. Nice strikes from Dover there. Duck is looking for a sweep. Dover is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Dover looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Dover scoring with strikes to the body and head.
 Duck is rocked! Dover lands a big elbow - Duck is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Dover!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Dover! The defeated Long Duck had this to say: 'It is what it is'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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