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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Statham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Durandin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jason Statham has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Statham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Durandin!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durandin shoots for a double leg takedown but Statham sprawls well. He's pushed Durandin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Statham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Durandin shoots in and bounces Statham off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Statham is trying to keep Durandin in close.
Statham manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Durandin suckers Statham into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Durandin is now in Statham's guard!
Statham looking to hit a scissor sweep but Durandin is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Statham is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Statham escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Durandin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Statham bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Durandin's guard.
Statham looking to pass the guard.
Durandin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Statham is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statham stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Durandin shoots and misses
and Statham counters with an outside leg kick.
Statham lands a nice leg kick that just misses Durandin's sensitive parts.
Statham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jason Statham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Durandin.
Durandin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Durandin looks gassed!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Statham, right into the meat.
Statham throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durandin doesn't manage to clinch there - Statham circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Statham darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Statham.
Durandin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Statham.
Durandin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Durandin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Statham cracks the inside of Durandin's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Statham throws a sloppy head kick and Durandin moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Statham.
Statham feints and then cracks Durandin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Durandin down.
Statham connects with a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Statham.
Statham getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Statham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Statham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Statham scores with a push kick.
A punch combination from Statham misses.
Statham throws a nice outside leg kick.
Durandin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Statham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Statham connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Statham lands a leg kick that knocks Durandin off balance momentarily.
Jason Statham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Statham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Durandin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Statham cracks Durandin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Statham dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Statham cracks the inside of Durandin's front leg.
Statham moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Statham tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Statham.
Durandin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Statham but Statham pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Statham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durandin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Statham cracks the inside of Durandin's front leg.
Statham scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Durandin is breathing heavily.
Durandin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Durandin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Statham - the referee stops the clock and Durandin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Statham. Durandin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Statham connects with a single shot there.
Statham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Statham bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Durandin's head.
Jason Statham is winning the standup battle so far.
Durandin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Statham. Durandin shrugs it off though.
Durandin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jason Statham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Statham.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Statham cracks the inside of Durandin's front leg.
Durandin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Statham throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statham misses with a head kick.
Statham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Durandin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Statham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jason Statham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Durandin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Durandin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Statham.
Durandin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Statham can pounce on him.
Statham lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Statham lands a leg kick that knocks Durandin off balance momentarily.
Durandin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Statham can pounce on him.
Statham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statham scores with a head kick.
Statham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Durandin can do to turn this around?
Statham lands with an uppercut that bounces Durandin off the cage and back into rage.
Statham scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Statham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Statham tries a head kick but it misses.
Statham lands with a thumping leg kick.
A lazy left from Statham finds it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Statham.
Statham lands with a slapping head kick.
Statham lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Statham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Statham works over Durandin's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Statham feints a jab promting Durandin to slip. Statham then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Durandin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Statham throws a series of punches but Durandin moves out of range.
Statham throws a sloppy head kick and Durandin moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Durandin blocks the leg kick.
Statham fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Durandin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Statham lands the left hand.
Statham connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Statham dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Statham lands a right hook to the body.
Durandin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Statham.
Statham fakes the leg kick and cracks Durandin in the body.
A head kick misses from Statham.
Durandin moves forwards but Statham connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Statham.
Statham thumps Durandin with a low kick.
Statham lands a jab.
Durandin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Statham throws a series of strikes that have Durandin backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Statham lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Statham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Statham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durandin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Statham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Statham misses with a series of wild punches.
Durandin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Statham connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Durandin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Statham throws a sloppy head kick and Durandin moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statham buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Statham.
Statham punishes Durandin's body with a nice straight punch.
Statham fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Statham.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Statham.
Durandin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Durandin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Statham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durandin circles away quickly and effectively.
Durandin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Statham throws a leg kick which misses Durandin's front leg but catches the back leg as Durandin tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Statham, right into the meat.
Statham throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Statham lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Statham scores with a one two! Durandin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Statham pushes Durandin away with a front kick.
Statham lands a front kick.
Durandin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Statham. Statham obviously looking to wear him down.
Statham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Durandin drops his hands momentarily and Statham takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Statham lands a nice looking kick to the body. Durandin takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Statham throws a series of punches but Durandin moves out of range.
Statham throws a nice outside leg kick.
Statham thumps Durandin with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Statham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Statham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Statham there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Statham lands a really nice looking cross but Durandin seems unphased.
Durandin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Statham.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Statham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alex Durandin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason Statham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Statham lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Statham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Statham 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Statham!
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