|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 827 p4p, 1914 weight class) and Paul Kings (ranked 51 p4p, 109 weight class). Dux comes to the cage accompanied by Bloodsport. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
22
146
7 - 1 - 0 |
|
160 cm
21
145
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Kings!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kings tries to sprawl but Dux drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dux is keen to just control but Kings is a slippery customer.
Dux prevents Kings from improving his position.
Dux will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kings on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dux working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kings's thigh. Kings counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Kings is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kings is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dux controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux trying to control but Kings is working from the bottom.
Kings managing to control the position.
Dux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux trying to control but Kings is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kings keeping full guard, as Dux tries to pass.
Kings keeping moving, preventing Dux from controlling successfully.
Dux working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kings controlling Dux's posture.
Dux controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kings is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kings fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dux looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dux decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dux wants to control but Kings is keeping him busy.
Dux scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kings wants to improve his position but Dux is controlling well.
Kings keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dux is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kings!
Dux raining down shots from the mount!
Dux prevents Kings from getting the reversal.
Dux 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.
Dux landing shots from mount.
Dux with the ground and pound from mount.
Dux tries to control but Kings wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kings can't escape the position.
Dux with the ground and pound from mount.
Dux fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dux pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kings is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dux is landing with some decent strikes but Kings is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dux really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dux working the ground and pound effectively.
Kings is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dux landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dux trying to control but Kings is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dux avoids the attempt from Kings to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dux controlling the position easily from mount.
Dux breaks from Kings's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dux landing strikes from the mount and Kings is in trouble!
Dux landing punches.
Kings felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kings is bucking up trying to escape but Dux cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kings tries to reverse the position but Dux maintains control.
Dux raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kings tries to lock up and control but Dux gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dux lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux dominated that round.
That's time! Dux's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big left from Kings misses.
Kings scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dux doesn't seem bothered though.
Dux moves away from the strike by Kings.
Dux looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kings is fending him off so far but Dux persists. Nope, Kings circles away and we're back to standing.
Kings misses with a body shot.
Kings tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dux was well out of range. Poor timing from Kings.
A swing and a miss from Kings.
Kings defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dux.
Kings slaps away a takedown attempt from Dux, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Dux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dux shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kings as he jumps to the side.
Dux dives in and grabs Kings's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kings pushes down on Dux's head and hops out.
A countering left hand to the body from Kings misses.
Frank Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dux takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kings. Dux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dux.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dux moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Dux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kings can do to turn this around?
Dux trying to control the action but Kings is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dux connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kings some visible discomfort.
Kings is trying to improve his position.
Dux tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dux landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kings is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kings takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kings can't do much from the bottom here.
Kings controls the position for a moment.
Kings is not content to let Dux control the position.
Kings is looking for a sweep.
Dux scores with a couple of short elbows.
Check out the look on Dux's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kings tries to buck Dux off but Dux is having none of it.
Dux cracks Kings with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kings is looking to regain half guard here but Dux keeps moving and retains side control.
Dux is looking to take a break and control but Kings is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dux postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dux wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kings keeps working.
Dux controls the position.
Dux wants to control but Kings is keeping him busy.
Kings is trying to improve his position.
The referee asks Dux politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dux prefers to stall for the moment though.
You can see the frustration on Kings's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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.
Dux throws a strike aimed at the side of Kings's head but Kings avoids it well.
Kings is looking to regain half guard here but Dux keeps moving and retains side control.
Kings keeps trying to improve his position.
Kings on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dux throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dux working the head with strikes.
Frank Dux overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dux working the head with strikes.
Kings on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dux just content to control the position.
Kings can't do much from the bottom here.
Kings tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Kings misses its intended target.
Kings misses with a hook. Dux ducked under it nicely.
Dux shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kings manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dux trying to control the position from guard on top but Kings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kings working a defensive guard here.
Kings looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dux wants to control from the top but Kings keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kings is looking to sweep but instead, Dux has passed into half guard.
Nice strikes from Dux there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kings avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dux.
Dux missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kings avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dux.
Kings trying to control from the bottom.
Dux slips a nice elbow through Kings's hands, connecting with Kings's forehead.
Dux not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dux is looking to take a break and control but Kings is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dux is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kings has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dux is working away from the top position though.
Dux tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kings knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kings is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux wants to pass the guard but Kings is defending well.
Dux wants to control but Kings is keeping him busy.
Kings tries to roll over but Dux keeps him under control.
Kings is looking to get back to full guard here but Dux has managed to pass to side control instead.
Dux is chipping away with strikes.
Dux is looking to take a break and control but Kings is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dux working away.
Dux working the ground and pound.
Kings is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dux off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kings is hanging on to Dux's back as he tries to escape.
Kings trying to control.
Dux wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Kings doesn't have the hooks in and Dux manages to turn into his guard.
Dux slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kings is trying to control Dux's posture but Dux avoids it.
Kings is looking for a sweep.
Dux is looking to take a break and control but Kings is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux working away.
Frank Dux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dux throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kings tries to buck Dux off but Dux is having none of it.
Dux wants to control but Kings is keeping him busy.
The referee asks Dux politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dux prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kings is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kings is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Paul Kings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ground and pound from Dux seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Dux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dux, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Dux!
A very excited looking Frank Dux made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
43% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
