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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Trucks (ranked 623 p4p, 88 weight class) and Arthur Pendragon (ranked 819 p4p, 115 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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196 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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189 cm
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195 lbs
19 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Trucks! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pendragon! The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Trucks walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pendragon. Pendragon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Pendragon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Trucks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Pendragon throws a body punch but Trucks moves out of range. Pendragon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trucks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Pendragon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trucks tries to work over Pendragon's front leg with a kick but Pendragon checks it. A good leg kick by Pendragon. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pendragon. Trucks rushes Pendragon and presses him up against the cage. Trucks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pendragon is trying to break free. Pendragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pendragon. Trucks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pendragon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Trucks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pendragon. Pendragon lands with a cross. Pendragon jabs Trucks to the body, keeping him at a distance. Pendragon lunges at Trucks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trucks's hand. Arthur Pendragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pendragon dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Trucks moves away from the strike by Pendragon. Pendragon throws a series of punches but Trucks avoids them all with ease. Pendragon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trucks has time to react. Pendragon misses with an uppercut. Trucks saw that one coming. Trucks misses with a straight left. Trucks throws an overhand right that lands on Pendragon's shoulder, as Pendragon tries to avoid the shot. A cross from Pendragon lands. Pendragon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pendragon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trucks has time to react. Pendragon throws a looping overhand right but Trucks ducks down to avoid it. A little feinted left hand from Trucks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Trucks misses with a two punch combination.
Pendragon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Pendragon scores with a jab to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Trucks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Pendragon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trucks at a distance.
Pendragon ducks under a wild hook from Trucks. Good leg kick by Pendragon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Trucks misses with a looping right. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pendragon, right into the meat.
Pendragon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Trucks swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pendragon counters with a three punch combo that has Trucks backing up. Trucks nods at Pendragon to acknowledge the strikes. Pendragon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Trucks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pendragon throws out the jab. Trucks is looking to counter punch. Pendragon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Pendragon moves away from the strike by Trucks. Pendragon misses with an uppercut. Trucks saw that one coming. Trucks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pendragon circles away quickly and effectively. Trucks checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Trucks's corner calls for a 1-2. Trucks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Trucks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pendragon.
Pendragon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab from Trucks. Nice jab there from Trucks. Pendragon cracks the inside of Trucks's front leg. Pendragon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pendragon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trucks. Trucks obviously looking to wear him down.
Trucks blocks the body kick.
Trucks tries to counter by clinching up but Pendragon breaks away and moves out of range. Trucks jabbing away but nothing is landing. Pendragon getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Pendragon lands a slapping body shot.
Trucks misses with a hook
and Pendragon counters with a low kick, right behind Trucks 's knee. Pendragon connects with a nice looking jab.
Pendragon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Pendragon throws a solid leg kick but Trucks takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pendragon. Pendragon ducks under a wild hook from Trucks. A nice inside leg kick there by Trucks. That's going to slow Pendragon down. Trucks scores with a decent looking hook. Trucks wants to land a leg kick but Pendragon is out of range. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Trucks scores with a hook. Trucks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pendragon. Trucks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pendragon. A jab from Trucks misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A cross from Trucks lands. Pendragon's corner calls for a 1-2. Pendragon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Trucks loads up on a big right hand but Pendragon slips the punch. Trucks lands a really nice looking cross but Pendragon seems unphased.
Pendragon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Pendragon dips to his left and cracks Trucks with an uppercut! Pendragon looks to throw the jab but Trucks is out of range. Pendragon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trucks. Pendragon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pendragon lands a lovely overhand right. Pendragon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trucks. Pendragon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Pendragon swings for the body but Trucks moves out of range.
Pendragon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Trucks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Trucks wants to land a leg kick but Pendragon is out of range. Trucks throws out a loose jab but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it. Pendragon takes a swing at Trucks's ribcage but misses. Pendragon throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Pendragon misses with a right hand and Trucks counters with a leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pendragon dominated that round. That's time! Trucks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pendragon misses with a kick to the body.
Pendragon sizes up Trucks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Trucks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pendragon. Pendragon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trucks circles away quickly and effectively. Pendragon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trucks. Pendragon cracks Trucks with a right hand to the side of the head. Pendragon just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Pendragon. Trucks misses with a straight left. Pendragon only half commits to the counter leg kick. Pendragon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trucks throws out the jab. Trucks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pendragon. Pendragon has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Trucks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pendragon throws out the jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pendragon lands with a right hand. Trucks cracks Pendragon with an open hand slap. Pendragon moves out of range as Trucks throws a body kick.
Trucks walks into a jab. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Pendragon throws a nice outside leg kick. Arthur Pendragon seems to be getting the better of the standup. Pendragon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Trucks. Trucks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pendragon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. The fighters circling - Trucks throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Pendragon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Trucks is looking for a counter combo. Pendragon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trucks. Pendragon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Trucks misses the jab. Trucks checks a low kick from Pendragon. Pendragon throws a nice outside leg kick. Pendragon takes a body punch but keeps moving. Pendragon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trucks was well out of range. Poor timing from Pendragon. Trucks appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Nice defenses there by Pendragon. Pendragon tries to land a leg kick but Trucks saw it coming and moves away.
Trucks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Good leg kick by Pendragon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pendragon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Trucks with a jab. Pendragon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Trucks will feel that in the morning. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pendragon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trucks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pendragon lands a nice hook to Trucks's body. Trucks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Pendragon throws a lazy body kick and Trucks counters with a nice uppercut. Pendragon connects with an inside leg kick. Pendragon misses with an uppercut
and Trucks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Pendragon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trucks doesn't seem bothered though. A shot to the liver by Pendragon. Beautiful body shot. Trucks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. A telegraphed right hand from Pendragon misses the target. Trucks throwing a counter right hand but Pendragon manages to avoid it. Nice body punch from Pendragon. Trucks throws a right hand that misses
and Pendragon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Pendragon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trucks. Pendragon needs to keep his hands up - Trucks had a free shot at his head there. Trucks throws a big shot that misses. Pendragon just misses with a punch to the body.
Trucks connects with the punch. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Trucks. Pendragon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trucks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pendragon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Trucks connects with a right hand. Pendragon shakes it off. Pendragon missing with a left hand there. Trucks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Trucks is looking to counter punch. Trucks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Trucks, right into the meat.
Trucks loads up on a big right hand but Pendragon slips the punch. Pendragon checks a leg kick nicely. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trucks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pendragon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pendragon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Trucks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Trucks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Pendragon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pendragon. That's going to slow Trucks down. Pendragon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Trucks thows a left - swing and a miss! Trucks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pendragon. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Trucks ducks right into an uppercut from Pendragon. Trucks takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Trucks misses with a low kick as Pendragon jumps back. Trucks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pendragon. Trucks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pendragon throws out the jab. Pendragon scoring well with a low kick there.
Trucks throws out a loose jab but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it. Trucks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Pendragon lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick from Trucks misses. Pendragon slips a straight right by Trucks. Trucks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pendragon.
Nice shot by Pendragon. Pendragon slips a straight right by Trucks. It seemed like Pendragon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Trucks misses with a hook. Pendragon ducked under it nicely. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Pendragon scores with a jab. Trucks acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Pendragon pushes Trucks away with a front kick. Pendragon misses with an uppercut. Trucks saw that one coming. Trucks throwing a counter right hand but Pendragon manages to avoid it. Pendragon darts in and out, connecting with a jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pendragon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pendragon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trucks. Trucks pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Pendragon misses with a lunging right hand
and Trucks counters with a thumping low kick. Trucks misses with a hook
and Pendragon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Nice straight punches there by Trucks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trucks. Pendragon needs to keep his hands up - Trucks had a free shot at his head there. Pendragon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Pendragon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trucks. A slow jab from Pendragon misses its intended target. Pendragon throws a good cross that connects.
Trucks misses the jab. Trucks throws the left hand but Pendragon avoids the punch easily. Trucks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Derek Trucks has been cut. Trucks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A jab from Trucks does it's job there. Pendragon misses with a right hand and Trucks makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. A slapping leg kick lands for Trucks.
That's one minute gone in the round. A punch lands to the side of Trucks 's head but he takes it in his stride. Trucks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Trucks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Pendragon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Pendragon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trucks. Pendragon moves out of range as Trucks strikes. Pendragon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Pendragon looks to land a body kick but Trucks moved away. Pendragon digs a good body shot into Trucks's ribs. Pendragon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trucks. That did some damage! Trucks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Trucks misses with a right hand letting Pendragon counter with a right hand. Pendragon misses with a straight left. Pendragon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trucks's hands. Pendragon thumps Trucks with a low kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Trucks lands a lovely overhand right. Trucks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Trucks misses with a double jab.
Pendragon lands a really nice looking cross but Trucks seems unphased.
Pendragon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. A solid leg kick lands there for Trucks.
Pendragon thows a left - swing and a miss! Trucks misses with a right hand enabling Pendragon to counter with a crisp jab. Trucks throws a hook but Pendragon avoids it easily. Trucks misses with a lunging right hand
and Pendragon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trucks is rocked! Trucks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Oh Trucks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Pendragon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Trucks seems to have got his legs back now. Pendragon drops Trucks with a straight right hand, right on the button! Pendragon follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Pendragon!
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