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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Durant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flash Van Durburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Durburg comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Sky is the Limit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kevin Durant has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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152 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Durant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flash Van Durburg!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durant tries to clinch but Van Durburg moves out of range.
Van Durburg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van Durburg shoots in and gets a takedown into Durant's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Durant is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Durburg is controlling him.
Van Durburg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Durant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Van Durburg wants to control from the top but Durant keeps moving.
Durant manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Durant is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Van Durburg can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Durant trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Van Durburg tries to reverse the position but Durant maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Durant.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Durburg tries to hold on but Durant pushes him away.
Durant tries to control but Van Durburg wriggling away.
Van Durburg working to try and regain half guard.
Durant sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Durant throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Van Durburg because Durant loaded up on that one.
Durant wants to control the pace but Van Durburg is squirming around nicely.
Van Durburg regains half guard.
Van Durburg wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kevin Durant wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Durant fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Van Durburg to the ground. Durant is now in Van Durburg's guard.
Van Durburg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Durant not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Durant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Durburg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Durant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Kevin Durant wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Durant gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Durant leaning against his opponent.
Durant manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Durant has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Durant is trying to keep Van Durburg in close.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Durburg is stalling in the full guard.
Van Durburg trying to control the position from guard on top but Durant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Durant dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Durburg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durant gets a double leg takedown into Van Durburg's guard.
Durant wants to control from the top but Van Durburg keeps moving.
Van Durburg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Durant is one step ahead there.
Durant is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Durant passes Van Durburg's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant wants to take a breather but Van Durburg is having none of it.
Durant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Van Durburg is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Durant pulls his head out easily.
Durant looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kevin Durant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Durant looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kevin Durant.
Durant shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Van Durburg wants to get back to full guard.
Van Durburg is breathing heavily.
Durant passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Van Durburg!
Durant controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant manages to capitalize on a mistake by Van Durburg to take his back!
Durant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Durant tightening his grip on Van Durburg, looking for the choke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Durburg looking very determined here, making life difficult for Durant.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durant controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Durant dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Durant shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Durant would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Durant trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Durburg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durant seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kevin Durant just wasn't active enough.
Durant tries to clinch up but Van Durburg circles away and keeps his distance.
Kevin Durant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant tries to clinch but Van Durburg moves out of range.
Van Durburg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Durant shoots in and gets a takedown into Van Durburg's guard.
Durant wants to get up but he can't break Van Durburg's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Van Durburg is looking to stand up but Durant isn't so interested in that idea.
Durant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Durburg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Van Durburg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant wants to stand but Van Durburg is controlling his posture from full guard.
Van Durburg working a defensive guard here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Flash Van Durburg hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Van Durburg gets caught napping as Durant dives in and scores a takedown. Van Durburg manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Van Durburg manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Durant has Van Durburg in his guard.
Durant is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Van Durburg is aware though and is defending well.
Van Durburg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Durant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Durburg is fighting to break Durant's control of his arms but Durant is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Van Durburg is looking to stand up but Durant won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant is looking to stand up but Van Durburg isn't so interested in that idea.
Durant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Durburg can do to turn this around?
Durant looking for a sweep. Not yet Durant, not yet.
Flash Van Durburg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Durant manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van Durburg manages to get himself to full guard.
Durant tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Durburg is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durant wants to stand but Van Durburg is controlling his posture from full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Durburg looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Durant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Durant has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Durant!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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