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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dado Damba (ranked 973 p4p, 972 weight class) and Seymour Hughes (ranked 146 p4p, 145 weight class). Hughes has chosen Self as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dado Damba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seymour Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes looks to land a combination but Damba avoids it well.
Damba tries to counter by clinching up but Hughes breaks away and moves out of range.
Damba works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hughes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Damba slips a jab and a cross from Hughes.
Damba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
Damba misses with a takedown attempt
and Hughes counters with a straight right hand.
Damba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hughes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hughes dips to his left and cracks Damba with an uppercut!
Damba lands with an overhand left.
Hughes throws an off balance right hand
and Damba counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hughes's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damba lands with a nice body kick.
We've been hearing reports that Damba has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hughes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Damba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hughes throws out the jab.
Damba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hughes prevents a body shot from Damba.
A shot in the inside from Damba.
Damba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damba has a couple of punches blocked by Hughes.
Hughes throws a head punch that misses.
Hughes lands a shoulder strike.
Damba blocks the elbow strike.
Hughes stalling against the cage.
Hughes gets underhooks to prevent Damba's takedown attempt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hughes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hughes blocks a body shot from Damba.
A nice left hand lands by Damba.
Hughes tries to break free but Damba pushes him back against the cage.
Hughes takes a shot to the head.
Damba lands a body punch.
Damba blocking some punches.
Damba stalling.
Damba misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Hughes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Damba.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Damba.
Damba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damba drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dado Damba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes avoiding damage.
Damba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Damba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damba is looking for a takedown.
Hughes blocking some punches.
Damba gets through Hughes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Damba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Damba blocks an uppercut.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hughes throws a jab when Damba was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a body punch but Damba moves out of range.
Hughes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Damba can pounce on him.
A big left from Hughes misses.
Seymour Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes throws a hook to the side of Damba's head but Damba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Damba moves out of range.
Damba throws a big shot that misses.
Hughes is looking for the big counter here.
Hughes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hughes throws a hook to the side of Damba's head but Damba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Damba throws a looping overhand right but Hughes ducks down to avoid it.
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Damba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Damba is just out of range.
Hughes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damba.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Damba misses with a body kick.
Hughes swings for the body but Damba moves out of range.
Damba drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hughes sprawls and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hughes, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hughes.
Hughes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damba misses with a hook to the body
and Hughes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Damba throws the left hand but Hughes avoids the punch easily.
Seymour Hughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Damba slips the punch.
Damba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hughes doesn't seem bothered though.
Hughes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Damba under the eye.
Damba lands with a right hand.
Hughes scores with a shot to the body.
Hughes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Damba.
Damba tries to clinch but Hughes is having none of it.
Damba moves out of range as Hughes strikes.
Damba is looking to counter with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes misses with a double jab
enabling Damba to counter with a crisp jab.
Hughes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Damba 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.
Damba slips a jab from Hughes.
A low kick lands for Damba.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dado Damba will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Damba throws a jab but it's blocked by Hughes.
A jab lands there for Hughes.
A jab from Damba misses.
Damba throws a body shot but no joy.
Hughes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Damba.
Damba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hughes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Damba.
Hughes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Damba on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hughes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Damba counters with a stiff right hand.
Damba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hughes throws out the jab.
Hughes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Damba counters with a three punch combo that has Hughes backing up. Hughes nods at Damba to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damba misses with a body shot.
Hughes clobbers Damba with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hughes misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Hughes.
Hughes swats away the attempt to clinch by Damba.
Hughes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Damba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hughes misses with a lunging right hand
and Damba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Damba misses the target.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Jab, jab by Damba - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Hughes missing with a left hand there. Damba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Damba wants to land a leg kick but Hughes is out of range.
Seymour Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hughes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damba was well out of range. Poor timing from Hughes.
Hughes connects with a single shot there.
Hughes avoids the head kick by Damba.
Damba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Damba tries to close the distance and clinch but Hughes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damba connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damba throws a body shot but no joy.
Damba tries to bum rush Hughes with a series of wild strikes but Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hughes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Damba's head backwards.
Damba looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Damba is looking to land body kicks.
Hughes throws a hook but Damba blocks it.
Damba throws a low kick but Hughes moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Damba. Hughes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hughes swings widly with a right hand
and Damba counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hughes won't be happy with that.
Damba landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Damba fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Damba is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hughes will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is looking for a sweep.
Damba trying to control the position but Hughes is working away.
Damba goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hughes has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Damba but great work by Hughes.
Hughes controls the position.
Damba tries to improve position but can't.
I wouldn't like to be where Damba is right now.
Hughes trying to control the position but Damba is working away.
Damba is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes wants to control but Damba is keeping him busy.
Damba is trying to get back to half guard.
Hughes wants to control but Damba is keeping him busy.
Hughes controlling the position.
Damba struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dado Damba will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Hughes.
Damba misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Damba 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hughes throws a big shot that misses.
Damba tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hughes defends well and Damba ends up having to push Hughes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hughes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Damba.
Damba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damba throws a punch but it's blocked by Hughes.
Damba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes lands a hook that snaps the head of Damba backwards.
Damba wants to stall.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damba moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Damba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damba blocks a jab.
Damba feinted with a counter takedown.
Hughes swings for the body but Damba moves out of range.
Hughes cracks Damba with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Damba.
Damba throws out a leg kick but Hughes moves out of range and Damba only half commits.
Hughes connects with a nice looking jab.
Damba slips a straight right by Hughes.
Hughes moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Hughes does no damage.
Damba slips a straight right by Hughes.
A jab lands there for Hughes.
Damba throws a head kick that half lands.
Hughes scores with a hook to the body. Damba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Damba tries to score with a low kick but Hughes moves his leg out of the way.
Damba throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lunges at Damba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Damba's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damba tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hughes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Damba somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dado Damba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes misses with a right hand
and Damba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Damba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Damba misses with a straight right.
Damba looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hughes throws a nice looking combination but Damba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Damba looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hughes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Seymour Hughes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hughes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Damba thinks about countering with a head kick.
Damba has Hughes up against the cage in a clinch.
Hughes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hughes throws an elbow but it misses.
Dado Damba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Damba is looking to control Hughes's arms but Hughes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Damba has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Hughes.
Hughes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hughes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Damba lands with a short shot to the head.
Damba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damba can't find room to land a body shot as Hughes controls the action.
Hughes wants to get back to striking at distance but Damba won't allow it.
Damba tries to pull guard but Hughes won't allow it.
Hughes just leaning against Damba, taking a breather.
Damba throws a punch but it's blocked by Hughes.
A short body shot lands from Damba as the two fighters clinch.
Damba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Hughes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damba prevents Hughes from breaking the clinch.
Hughes misses with some punches.
A short left from Hughes.
Damba tries to work over Hughes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damba tries to throw a body punch but Hughes avoids it by throwing Damba back against the cage.
Hughes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hughes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Damba content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hughes lands an elbow inside that Damba shrugs off.
It looks like Dado Damba has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hughes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hughes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hughes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hughes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughes.
Damba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hughes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Damba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
Damba throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Damba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damba.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seymour Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Damba has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dado Damba!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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