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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serafim Lupei (ranked 562 p4p, 2154 weight class) and Kevin Durant (ranked 76 p4p, 255 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205
25 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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 39 - 31 - 3, fighting out of London, Serafim Lupei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Durant!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durant takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Durant works Lupei's body with a nice hook.
Durant sizes up Lupei with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Durant misses with a hook to the body
and Lupei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Durant. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Durant.
Lupei is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Durant.
Durant stalks Lupei and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lupei's face. Lupei staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lupei moves out of range of the body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Durant misses with a hook to the body
letting Lupei counter with a right hand.
Lupei avoids the body shot from Durant.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Durant checks a leg kick.
Lupei takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lupei moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lupei attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lupei takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lupei walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lupei needs to keep his hands up - Durant had a free shot at his head there.
A left lands for Lupei.
Durant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lupei has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lupei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durant was well out of range. Poor timing from Lupei.
Durant is looking to land body kicks.
Lupei connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupei listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Durant misses with a body kick.
Durant changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lupei misses with a body shot.
Lupei throws a leg kick that misses.
A big head kick from Durant and Lupei is sent sprawling to the canvas!
It looks like Serafim Lupei has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lupei keeping moving, preventing Durant from controlling successfully.
Lupei is looking for a triangle but Durant pushes his legs off easily.
Durant avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Durant slips nicely into half guard.
Durant is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lupei sees it coming and defends easily.
Lupei trying to control from the bottom.
Durant trying to control from half guard but Lupei is working away.
Durant is pressing down on Lupei's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lupei is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupei is defending against the submission attempts here by Durant.
Lupei looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lupei is staying active underneath Durant, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Durant is looking for a kimura but Lupei is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Durant to get the leverage.
We've been hearing good reports from Lupei's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lupei looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lupei looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Lupei looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Durant is trying to work for a kimura but Lupei is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupei is staying active underneath Durant, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Durant is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lupei is looking to control Durant's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lupei avoid being mounted?
Lupei wants to improve his position but Durant is controlling well.
Lupei trying to hold on to Durant's head to control him but Durant postures up.
Durant is looking for a kimura but Lupei is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Durant to get the leverage.
Durant looking for a submission but Lupei manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Lupei looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant tries to free his leg and advance position but Lupei is retaining full guard.
Lupei looking for a sweep. Not yet Lupei, not yet.
Lupei throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Durant wants to control from the top but Lupei keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lupei is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Durant wants to control from the top but Lupei keeps moving.
Durant forces his way into half guard.
Durant is working for a kimura but Lupei is defending it quite comfortably.
Durant trying to control the action but Lupei is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Durant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Serafim Lupei's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Lupei misses with a two punch combination.
Lupei moves into the clinch.
Lupei has a couple of punches blocked by Durant.
Durant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lupei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lupei misses with a punch to the body.
Durant is leaning against Lupei and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Durant lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Durant on the inside.
Lupei tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Durant smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lupei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Durant cracks Lupei with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kevin Durant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durant takes a swing at Lupei's ribcage but misses.
Durant with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Durant tries to land a front kick but Lupei steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An attempted straight right counter from Lupei misses the target.
Durant connects with the punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lupei will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Durant scores with a jab. Lupei acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Durant throws a one two combo.
Lupei is rocked!
Durant throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant with a hook.
Oh Lupei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Durant jabs Lupei right on the nose. Lupei blinks but takes it well.
Durant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lupei seems to have got his legs back now.
Lupei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Durant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lupei.
Kevin Durant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lupei throws a body punch but Durant moves out of range.
Lupei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Durant has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lupei avoids the body shot from Durant.
Lupei takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lupei misses with a wild body shot.
Durant misses with a combination
and Lupei counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Durant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Durant lands an uppercut.
Durant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lupei blocks an uppercut.
Durant misses with some punches.
Lupei is trying to pull guard but Durant turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Durant has a couple of punches blocked by Lupei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lupei tries to throw a body punch but Durant avoids it by throwing Lupei back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Durant.
Lupei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durant's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durant.
A short uppercut from Durant.
Lupei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Durant.
Durant tries to throw a body punch but Lupei avoids it by throwing Durant back against the cage.
Durant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Durant.
Durant works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Durant.
Durant scores with a nice hook to the head.
Durant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Durant lands a nice uppercut.
Lupei throws a head punch that misses.
Lupei throws a head punch that misses.
Lupei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lupei is trying to pull guard but Durant has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Serafim Lupei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupei tries to throw a body punch but Durant avoids it by throwing Lupei back against the cage.
Lupei blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lupei.
Durant scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durant.
Durant pushes Lupei back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durant blocks an uppercut.
Durant works on Lupei's body with a couple of short punches.
Durant lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lupei backwards.
Durant scores with a shoulder strike.
Durant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lupei backwards.
Durant stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Durant on the inside.
Durant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lupei blocking some punches.
Durant has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lupei seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Durant can turn it around.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durant working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Durant misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Durant.
Durant struggles to land a body shot inside as Lupei controls his hands.
Durant lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Durant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Durant.
Durant lands an uppercut.
A short right from Durant on the inside.
Durant creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Lupei with a big uppercut! Lupei tries to clinch up but Durant pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Lupei to the mat! Lupei covers up and Durant unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kevin Durant!
Kevin Durant bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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