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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scuba Stevess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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180 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
26
170 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Durden! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scuba Stevess! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Durden looking to score a takedown here. Stevess is defending well but Durden drives through and ends up in Stevess's guard. Stevess manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Durden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stevess.
Stevess tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Durden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Durden shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Stevess keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Durden not landing any meaningful shots this time. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Stevess keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Durden throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Stevess tries to kick Durden off but Durden keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Stevess is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Durden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stevess defending well though. Stevess looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stevess is refusing to be controlled, as Durden sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Durden throwing shots but Stevess is blocking nicely. Durden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Durden not landing any meaningful shots this time. Durden missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Durden not landing any meaningful shots this time. Durden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Durden thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stevess's head. Durden drops an elbow to the side of Stevess's head. Durden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Durden stops Stevess from getting back to his feet.
Durden throwing shots but Stevess is blocking nicely. Durden stops Stevess from getting back to his feet.
Durden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Durden stops Stevess from getting back to his feet.
Stevess looks gassed! Durden not landing any meaningful shots this time. Durden lands with a punch from half guard. Stevess avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Durden. Stevess avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Durden. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Durden slips a nice elbow through Stevess's hands, connecting with Stevess's forehead. Durden thows a huge punch but Stevess dodges it nicely.
Stevess is trying to stand up here but Durden is controlling him well. Stevess keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Stevess keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ground and pound from Durden. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Durden thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stevess's head. Durden slips a nice elbow through Stevess's hands, connecting with Stevess's forehead. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Durden dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Durden closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Durden lands in his opponent's guard. Durden is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Durden has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Durden won't allow Stevess to get back to his feet. Durden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Durden throws a big right hand that misses. Durden throws a strike but Stevess rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Stevess wants to stand but Durden has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round. Durden looking for a guillotine here but Stevess defends easily.
Stevess got a little sloppy there for a moment and Durden has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stevess has managed to get both his arms back between Durden's legs - danger averted. Stevess trying to stand up but can't free himself from Durden's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stevess wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Durden's closed guard. He's half up but Durden has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Durden pivots and extends the arm, Stevess falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Durden! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeremy Durden!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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