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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Durran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bengt Bengtsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durran comes to the cage accompanied by Do or die. The key to victory for Billy Durran has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Durran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bengt Bengtsson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bengtsson moves away.
Durran throws a lazy right hand but Bengtsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bengtsson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bengtsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Durran keeps working.
I wouldn't like to be where Durran is right now.
A lull in the action here as Bengtsson stalls from top position.
Bengtsson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bengtsson taking a breather here.
Bengtsson is looking to take a break and control but Durran is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengtsson advances to full mount.
Bengtsson lands a heavy elbow.
Bengtsson goes for an armbar but Durran turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Durran.
Bengtsson wants to stand up but Durran is controlling him.
Durran drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bengtsson dives on top into guard.
Durran will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bengtsson chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson throws an elbow that misses. Durran uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bengtsson's guard. Nice move by Durran!
Bengtsson is adopting a defensive guard.
Durran postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bengtsson keeping moving, preventing Durran from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bengtsson is looking to stand up but Durran isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durran throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Durran drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Durran jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Durran drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bengtsson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Durran has Bengtsson in his guard.
Bengtsson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bengtsson postures up in Durran's guard and throws a big left but Durran blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bengtsson working away.
Bengtsson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bengtsson scoring with punches from side control.
Bengtsson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Durran is avoiding damage well.
Bengtsson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durran dodges the ground and pound from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
It looks like Bengtsson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bengt Bengtsson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bengtsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bengtsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bengtsson trying to control from Durran's half guard. Durran has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bengtsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Durran is keeping the position for now.
Durran wants to stand up but Bengtsson is controlling him.
Bengt Bengtsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bengtsson wants to control from the top but Durran keeps moving.
Bengtsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengtsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bengtsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Durran works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bengtsson sitting in guard here, content to control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bengt Bengtsson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Durran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Durran. Those never looked like landing.
Durran misses with a jab, cross combination.
Durran connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Durran throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bengtsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Durran swivels and escapes.
Durran fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durran lands a head kick. Bengtsson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Durran fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Durran tries to sprawl but Bengtsson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bengtsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bengtsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Durran defending well though.
Bengtsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Durran keeps working.
Bengtsson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bengtsson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Durran!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson with good strikes from the mount here!
Bengtsson working the ground and pound effectively.
Bengtsson lands a big shot there that rocks Durran but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Durran tries to lock up and control but Bengtsson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bengtsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bengtsson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson trying to control but Durran is having none of it.
Durran tries to hold on but Bengtsson postures up.
Durran avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bengtsson.
Bengtsson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bengtsson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bengtsson lands a heavy elbow.
Durran is bucking up trying to escape but Bengtsson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bengt Bengtsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bengtsson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Durran as he avoids it easily.
Durran wants to clinch but Bengtsson slips to the side
and Bengtsson counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Durran.
Bengtsson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Durran regains guard immediately.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bengtsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Durran is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bengtsson lands a couple of elbows.
Bengtsson landing with the ground and pound.
Bengtsson postures up in Durran's guard and throws a big left but Durran blocks it.
Bengtsson looking to sit in guard and control but Durran gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengtsson is looking to stand up but Durran isn't so interested in that idea.
Bengtsson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bengtsson looking to ground and pound but Durran is blocking nicely.
Bengtsson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bengtsson scoring with strikes but Durran is staying in there.
Bengtsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bengtsson with the ground and pound from mount.
Bengtsson punching from mount but Durran doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bengtsson landing strikes from the mount and Durran is in trouble!
Durran taking shots to the head.
Bengtsson looking to control but Durran is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bengtsson punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durran is in a horrible position here. Bengtsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Durran is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bengtsson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Durran is bucking up trying to escape but Bengtsson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bengtsson trying to control but Durran is having none of it.
Bengtsson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Durran is squirming around, avoiding Bengtsson's attempts to control the action.
Bengtsson working Durran over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bengtsson is landing with some decent strikes but Durran is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Durran manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bengtsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bengtsson is trying to control. Durran wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Durran won't allow Bengtsson to pass to mount.
Bengtsson is controlling the pace.
Durran is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bengtsson pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bengt Bengtsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bengtsson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bengt Bengtsson!
In his post fight interview, Bengt Bengtsson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Billy Durran spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm sorry that I let all of you down. I gave it 100 percent and I promise that I will come back stronger next time'.
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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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