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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Florian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spike Dudley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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154 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Florian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spike Dudley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Florian slaps away a takedown attempt from Dudley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Florian drives through with a takedown into guard.
Florian trying to control but Dudley is working from the bottom.
Florian slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Florian's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dudley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dudley is pulling down on Florian's head to control his posture.
Florian will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dudley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Florian trying to control but Dudley is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kenny Florian just wasn't active enough.
Florian wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley throws a right hand that Florian ducks under and follows up with a left that Florian also avoids with ease.
Florian tries a head kick but it misses.
Dudley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Florian pinned against the cage. Florian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kenny Florian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spike Dudley.
Dudley throws a lazy head kick
and Florian counters by moving into the clinch.
Dudley jumps guard but Florian stands there with Dudley around his waist. Dudley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Florian has hold of one of Dudley's legs. Dudley is fighting the takedown attempt but Florian gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dudley holds on and takes a little breather.
Florian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dudley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dudley looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Florian's guard.
Dudley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dudley is looking to clinch.
Florian misses with a wild combination.
Dudley throws an overhand right that lands on Florian's shoulder, as Florian tries to avoid the shot.
Horrible takedown by Florian or perhaps it was just good defense by Dudley which made him look bad.
Dudley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Florian looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dudley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Florian keeps working.
Florian wants to get back to his feet but Dudley drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Florian explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Dudley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dudley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dudley working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Florian tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Dudley landing punches.
Dudley wants to control the pace but Florian is squirming around nicely.
Dudley throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Florian's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Florian tries to hold on but Dudley pushes him away.
Florian throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Florian is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Florian really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dudley lands a big shot there that rocks Florian but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dudley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dudley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Florian wants to hold on but Dudley pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spike Dudley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dudley rushes Florian and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dudley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Florian pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Florian is trying to pull guard but Dudley has him pressed against the cage.
Florian has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dudley uses from the top position.
Dudley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Florian is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Florian keeping moving, preventing Dudley from controlling successfully.
Florian looking for a guillotine here but Dudley defends easily.
Dudley wants to control from the top but Florian keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Florian working for submissions but it's allowed Dudley to get to half guard.
Dudley wants to control but Florian is keeping him busy.
Dudley performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Florian is trying to control but can't.
Dudley prevents Florian from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dudley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Spike Dudley.
Florian closes the distance and clinches.
Dudley drags the fight down to the ground.
Florian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dudley trying to keep a closed guard but Florian is proving a slippery customer.
Dudley looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Florian passes into side control.
Florian decides to stand back up. Florian steps back and let's Dudley get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dudley is defended easily by Florian.
Florian throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dudley was covering up waiting for the punch and Florian finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dudley keeping moving, preventing Florian from controlling successfully.
Dudley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Florian is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Florian's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dudley is looking for a triangle but Florian pushes his legs off easily.
Florian content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Florian tries to stand but Dudley is controlling from the bottom.
Florian wants to control from the top but Dudley keeps moving.
Dudley has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Florian off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Florian circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kenny Florian will probably get the nod.
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!
Florian scores with a leg kick.
Dudley fails with the takedown
and Florian counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dudley is looking for a triangle but Florian pushes his legs off easily.
Dudley controls Florian momentarily but Florian frees himself.
Florian advances to half guard.
Florian wants to control but Dudley is keeping him busy.
Florian lands strikes from half guard.
Florian is looking for a kimura but Dudley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Florian to get the leverage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Florian decides to return to a standing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Florian.
Dudley moves into the clinch successfully.
Dudley breaks from the clinch.
Dudley has a takedown stuffed.
Dudley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Florian bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dudley looking for a sweep but Florian has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Dudley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Florian lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Florian cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Florian scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Florian cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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!
Dudley is trying desperately to improve position.
Florian lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Florian lands a big shot there that rocks Dudley but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Florian landing strikes from the mount.
Florian with a couple of short strikes.
Dudley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dudley swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Florian landing strikes from the mount and Dudley is in trouble!
Dudley wants to control but Florian is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley is working to get back to half guard.
Dudley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Florian looking for a guillotine from mount but Dudley is having none of it.
Kenny Florian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Florian fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dudley is squirming around, avoiding Florian's attempts to control the action.
Dudley wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Florian controlling from mount.
Florian lands a big shot there that rocks Dudley but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Florian has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Florian controlling from mount.
Dudley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Florian with shots to the head and body - Dudley looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Florian showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Florian has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Florian!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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