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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and manuel duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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265 lbs
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228 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, manuel duran!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
duran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
duran gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
duran kicks Stevens off and gets to his feet.
duran connects with the punch.
duran tries to clinch there but Stevens circles away.
Nice sprawl there from duran as Stevens shoots in.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stevens lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
duran is trying to stand back up but Stevens is controlling him
Stevens stalling away here and it's allowed duran to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. duran is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens won't allow duran to get back to his feet.
duran pushes Stevens off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
duran stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and duran wants it to stay on the feet.
duran slaps away a takedown attempt from Stevens, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
duran with a poor takedown
and Stevens counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Stevens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. duran defending well though.
Stevens knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for duran on the ground.
Stevens is nestled in close to duran, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is looking to pass duran's guard but actually duran recovers to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
duran has momentary wrist control but Stevens slips an elbow through the middle.
duran wants to get back to his feet but Stevens is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
duran wriggles free and stands up.
Stevens misses with a takedown attempt
and duran counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stevens won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
duran scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is looking to work his way out of this bad position but duran is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
duran creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
duran in side control lands a decent elbow.
duran in side control lands a decent elbow.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet but duran drags him back down.
Stevens takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
duran prevents Stevens from escaping the position.
duran is looking to take a break and control but Stevens is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
duran has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet but duran drags him back down.
duran decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stevens to his feet.
Stevens feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
duran wants to stand but Stevens is controlling the position.
Stevens trying to control but duran is working from the bottom.
duran wants to stand up but Stevens is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stevens's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but manuel duran will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stevens closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming duran to the mat! duran manages to get full guard.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but duran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevens has gone for a leg lock! duran slips out almost immediately though and dives into Stevens's guard.
duran throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stevens works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet but duran is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stevens will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
duran is looking to stand up but Stevens won't let him.
duran working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
duran is working Stevens over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
duran stops Stevens from standing up.
duran wants to control from the top but Stevens keeps moving.
Stevens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
duran darts in trying to clinch
and Stevens counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but duran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevens stops duran from standing up.
Stevens is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens advances position into side control!
Stevens cracks duran with a big elbow.
duran wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Stevens cracks duran with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens scoring with punches and elbows.
Richard Stevens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stevens is putting a hurting on duran here, landing some big shots from side control.
Stevens is looking to take a break and control but duran is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
duran tries to escape but Stevens is in control.
Stevens wants to control but duran is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
duran is trying to buck Stevens off.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stevens keeps the fight on the outside.
Stevens misses with a takedown
and duran counters with a straight right hand.
Stevens with a lazy takedown attempt
and duran counters with a left and a right that stings Stevens.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Stevens dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Stevens with a lazy takedown attempt
and duran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stevens shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and duran counters with a shoot takedown. Stevens fights it but they end up in guard.
Stevens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
duran is pushing down on Stevens's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stevens is fighting to maintain full guard but duran has managed to sneak the leg through.
duran landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stevens keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
duran is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stevens is just riding it out for now. duran eventually gives up the hold.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. duran lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to stand.
duran thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stevens looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. duran lands a nice short elbow.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stevens gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and duran counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
duran digs a right hand underneath Stevens's ribcage. Stevens let out a lung full of air as it connected.
duran with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stevens goes for a takedown in the clinch but duran prevents it.
duran misses with a knee to the head.
duran looking to slow down the pace here.
duran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stevens is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stevens drops to a knee looking for a takedown but duran gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stevens is trying to force a seperation but duran has the dominant position.
duran connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stevens's face.
duran tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
duran is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stevens is defending well for now.
Stevens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stevens managing to block the knees to the body from duran.
duran manages to break the clinch.
Stevens scores with a takedown into duran's guard.
Stevens cracks duran with a solid left hand.
duran pushes Stevens off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
duran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stevens with a lazy takedown attempt
and duran moves into the clinch.
Stevens prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stevens wants a takedown.
Knees to the body from duran.
duran pushes Stevens back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
duran drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stevens pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stevens with a lazy takedown attempt
and duran counters with a shoot takedown. Stevens fights it but they end up in guard.
duran is working Stevens over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
duran wanted to stand there but Stevens had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
duran won't allow Stevens to get back to his feet.
Stevens is wriggling around but duran manages to pass to half guard.
Stevens is trying to stand.
duran not landing any meaningful shots this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
duran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stevens doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting duran counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
manuel duran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think duran has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... manuel duran!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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