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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Severn (ranked 1960 p4p, 261 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 4627 p4p, 537 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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215 lbs
31 - 29 - 1 |
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214 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Severn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severn slips a jab and a cross from Dux.
Dux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Severn manages to avoid it.
As Dux tries to get set, Severn tries to push him back and clinch up but Dux manages to avoid the attempt.
Severn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Severn counters by clinching up.
Severn goes for a takedown attempt but Dux pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Dux as he connects with a hook.
Severn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dux.
Severn attempts a counter takedown but Dux avoids it well and moves away.
Dux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Severn avoids the head kick by Dux.
It looked like Severn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux throws out a loose jab but Severn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dux cracks a nice hook into Severn's ribs.
Dux fails to land with a series of punches.
Severn walks into a straight right hand from Dux.
Dux falls off balance throwing a combination
and Severn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Severn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux tries to work over Severn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dux wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dux stalling in the clinch but Severn improves position.
Dux stalling in the clinch but Severn improves position.
Severn pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Severn seems keen to control Dux's posture.
Dux wants to control from the top but Severn keeps moving.
Severn wants to stand up but Dux is controlling him.
Severn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn wants to pass the guard but Dux is defending well.
Severn content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Severn's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dux wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Severn is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ground and pound from Severn.
Severn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Severn continues to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Severn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
No joy there for Dux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Severn is looking to counter with a body kick.
Dux swinging wildly here.
A low kick from Dux misses
and Severn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dux won't be happy with that.
Dux wants to get back to his feet but Severn drags him back down.
Severn works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Severn lands a few punches from side control.
Dux is trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Severn is staying tight to Dux's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Severn decides to stand back up. Severn steps back and let's Dux get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Dux will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dux throws a sloppy head kick and Severn moves out of range easily.
Severn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dux's hands.
Severn throws a leg kick that misses.
Severn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Dux.
Severn quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dux throws a head kick that misses.
Severn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dux.
Severn scores with a shot to the body.
Severn throws a hook to the side of Dux's head but Dux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux feints a jab promting Severn to slip. Dux then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Severn slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Frank Dux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dux just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSevern.
Dux misses with a wild combination.
Severn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Dux. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Severn counters by moving into the clinch.
Dux tries to land a knee to the head but Severn blocks with his arms.
Severn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Severn has Dux pushed against the cage.
Severn tries to pull guard but Dux won't allow it.
Dux wants to break free but Severn has control.
Nice body punch from Severn - that landed with a thud.
Severn is looking for a takedown.
Dux tries to break the clinch but Severn is controlling the position.
Dux misses with a body punch.
Dux is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Severn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dux looking to throw knees to the head but Severn is blocking nicely.
Severn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn jumps guard.
Dux decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dux swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Severn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Come on Severn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dux throws a knee to the head but misses.
Severn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dux or not.
Severn tries to pull guard but Dux holds him up against the cage and eventually Severn drops back down to his feet.
Dux throws a knee to the head but misses.
Severn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dux walks away with a smile on his face. Severn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dux throws a right hand that Severn ducks under and follows up with a left that Severn also avoids with ease.
A clash of legs there as Severn blocks the low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dux misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn jabs at Dux's body.
Severn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Severn checks the leg kick.
No joy there for Dux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Severn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dux throws a shot from downtown. Severn moves away and avoids it.
Severn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Severn.
Severn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dux digs a good hook to Severn's body.
Dux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dux swinging wildly here.
Dux tried to score with a low kick but Severn checks it.
Dux throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn tries to move into range but Dux moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Severn.
Severn scores with a head kick. Dux tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Severn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dux manages to avoid it.
Severn defending well as Dux loads up on a big left hand.
Severn lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dux misses with a head kick.
Severn moves out of range of the strikes.
Severn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dux tried to score with a low kick but Severn checks it.
Severn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Severn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Severn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Dux.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Severn connects with a high kick.
Severn has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Severn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dux moves away.
Severn connects with a high kick.
Dux throws a head kick that misses
and Severn counters with a shoot takedown. Dux fights it but they end up in guard.
Dux pushes Severn off and gets back to his feet.
Dux thows a leg kick but Severn checks it
and Severn counters with a takedown into side control.
Dux throws Severn to one side and escapes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Severn tries a head kick but it misses.
Severn moves out of range as Dux strikes.
Severn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Severn throws a leg kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Dux's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A cross from Dux lands.
A head kick misses from Dux.
Severn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Frank Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dux's jab looks to have found its range, popping Severn under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dux.
A head kick by Dux misses
and Severn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Severn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dux is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Severn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dux missing with knees to the body.
Dux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Severn is defending well for now.
Dux misses with an elbow strike.
Severn effectively controlling the action here.
Dux is trying to push Severn away but Severn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A right-left combo lands from Dux.
Dux scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Frank Dux is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux throws a sloppy head kick and Severn moves out of range easily.
Severn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dux avoids the head kick by Severn.
Severn avoids a kick to the body.
Dux misses with a leg kick
and Severn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Severn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Severn.
Dux gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Severn.
A frustrated look appears on Dux's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dux breaks from the clinch.
Dux avoids the head kick by Severn.
Dux takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dux throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dux misses with a low kick as Severn jumps back.
Dux misses with a double jab.
Severn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dux misses with an uppercut
and Severn counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dux takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Severn tries to work over Dux's front leg with a kick but Dux checks it.
Dux tries a head kick but it misses.
Chris Severn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Severn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dux misses with a double jab
and Severn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Severn blocks an elbow strike from Dux.
Dux breaks from the clinch.
Severn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Dux misses the target.
Severn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux throws a combination that misses
and Severn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dux stalks Severn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Severn's face. Severn staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Severn misses.
Dux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Severn.
Severn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dux throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Severn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dux won't be happy with that.
Severn happy to just control the position for now.
Dux is pushing Severn's head away, looking to escape. Severn manages to hold on to the position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dux can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Severn taking a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Dux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dux 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Dux!
After the fight, Frank Dux was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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