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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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199 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ed Driver!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driver has Dux up against the cage in a clinch.
Dux unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Driver scores with a shoulder strike.
Dux misses with a punch to the body.
Dux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Driver lands a right hand.
Driver stalls.
Dux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Driver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dux moves away.
Driver swinging wildly here.
Dux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dux.
Dux takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dux.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Driver blocks a body shot from Dux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Dux's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Driver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Driver tries to work over Dux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dux working hard to break the clinch.
Driver tries to circle away but Dux has him pinned against the cage.
Dux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Driver blocks a body shot from Dux.
Dux misses with some punches.
Driver stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dux misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Driver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Driver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Dux on the inside.
Dux misses with a punch on the inside.
Dux trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux misses with some punches.
Dux misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Driver scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dux throws a punch but it's blocked by Driver.
A shot in the inside from Driver.
Driver managing to block the knees to the body from Dux.
Dux misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dux takes a shot to the head.
Driver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Driver breaks from the clinch.
Driver lands a right hook to the body.
Driver throws a right hand that misses
and Dux counters with a left and a right that stings Driver.
Dux walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Driver takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Driver throws a right and a left that Dux avoids nicely.
Dux takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Driver misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux clinches.
Driver lands with a short shot to the head.
Driver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dux backwards.
Driver has a couple of punches blocked by Dux.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dux just misses with a elbow thrown towards Driver's brow.
Driver lands a body shot in the clinch.
Driver avoids a wild elbow strike from Dux.
Driver lands a body shot.
Driver stalls.
Driver looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dux missing with knees to the body.
Dux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Driver is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Driver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dux breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver scores with a punch to the head.
Driver swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Driver swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dux counters with a left and a right that stings Driver.
Dux slips a straight right by Driver.
Driver fails to land with a series of punches.
Dux ducks under a wild hook from Driver.
As Driver looks to move away, Dux throws a big counter combo but Driver just gets out of the way.
Dux defending well as Driver loads up on a big left hand.
Dux was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Driver throws a lazy right hand but Dux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Driver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dux is looking to chop away at Driver's legs.
Driver lands a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Driver misses the target.
Dux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Driver dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dux fails in his attempt to clinch.
Driver swinging wildly here.
Dux has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Driver finds it's way round the side to connect with Dux's head.
Driver lands with an uppercut that bounces Dux off the cage and back into range.
Dux lands with a nice body kick.
Dux has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Driver finds it's way round the side to connect with Dux's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Driver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dux tries to land a front kick but Driver steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Driver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dux circles away quickly and effectively.
Dux staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver dodges the punch combination from Dux.
Dux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frank Dux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Driver thuds his right hand into Dux's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Driver. Dux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ed Driver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dux connects with a crisp jab.
Dux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Driver.
Dux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Driver scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Driver.
Dux tries to move into range but Driver moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Driver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dux lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Driver avoids the head kick by Dux.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Driver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dux was well out of range. Poor timing from Driver.
Dux is looking for a counter combo.
Sloppy strikes from Dux. Those never looked like landing.
Dux dodges the punch combination from Driver.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Driver darts in and clinches Dux up against the cage.
Dux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dux tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Driver avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dux.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dux.
Ed Driver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dux misses with a knee to the head.
Driver presses Dux against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dux is trying to break the clinch but Driver has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver blocking some punches.
Dux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dux throws out a loose jab but Driver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Driver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dux.
A little feinted left hand from Dux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Driver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dux seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ed Driver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dux throws a poor cross that misses
and Driver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Driver moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dux gets tackled into the cage by Driver. Driver maintains the clinch.
Driver's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Dux fails to land.
Dux misses with a punch on the inside.
Dux stalling in the clinch but Driver improves position.
Dux lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Driver keeps control of Dux as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Driver lands with a short shot to the head.
Dux is rocked!
Driver creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Dux's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Dux drops to his knees and Driver pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Driver!
After the big win, Ed Driver made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sully's Bar & Grill and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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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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