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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Dudley (ranked 1312 p4p, 1244 weight class) and Vlad Darko (ranked 176 p4p, 169 weight class). Darko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ominous Drumming. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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World class 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 23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Dudley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vlad Darko!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudley throws a jab but it's blocked by Darko.
Darko appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Darko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dudley tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Darko manages to circle out of the way.
Darko misses with a head kick.
We've been hearing reports that Dudley has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Darko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The referee calls for Darko to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dudley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Darko's brow.
Dudley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dudley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darko blocks an uppercut.
Dudley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dudley throws a head punch that misses.
Dudley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dudley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Dudley.
Dudley misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dudley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dudley misses with a punch to the body.
Dudley lands an elbow inside that Darko shrugs off.
Dudley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dudley tries a body shot but Darko blocks it.
Darko has Dudley pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Dudley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dudley lands an elbow just above Darko 's eye.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Darko stalling in the clinch.
Dudley swings wildly with an uppercut but Darko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dudley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dudley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Darko prevents a body shot from Dudley.
Dudley lands an elbow just above Darko 's eye.
Dudley misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Dudley.
Dudley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dudley throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dudley lands a body shot.
Darko avoids a wild elbow strike from Dudley.
Dudley misses with an elbow over the top.
Darko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dudley throws a head punch that misses.
Dudley can't find room to land a body shot as Darko controls the action.
Dudley tries to work over Darko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darko takes a shot to the head.
Dudley misses with the head strike.
Darko stalling in the clinch.
Dudley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darko slows down the pace here.
Darko taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley tries to work over Darko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dudley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darko blocks the elbow strike.
Dudley tries a body shot but Darko blocks it.
Darko dodges an elbow strike from Dudley.
Dudley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dudley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dudley throws a punch but it's blocked by Darko.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dudley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dudley up against the cage.
Dudley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Dudley dominated that round.
That's time! Dudley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A swing and a miss from Darko.
Darko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dudley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Darko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dudley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dudley tries to close the distance and clinch but Darko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dudley tries to clinch but Darko is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Dudley there.
Dudley wants to clinch
enabling Darko to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko tries a low kick but Dudley avoids it.
Dudley tries to clinch there but Darko circles away.
Darko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darko misses with a lunging right hand
letting Dudley counter with a right hand.
Dudley misses with a body shot.
Darko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dudley throws an off balance right hand
and Darko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dudley tries to close the distance and clinch but Darko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darko replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dudley blocks it well.
Dudley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darko can do to turn this around?
Darko throws a chopping leg kick but Dudley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dudley tries to counter by clinching up but Darko breaks away and moves out of range.
Damian Dudley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dudley lands a slapping body shot.
Dudley is looking to clinch but Darko is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Darko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Damian Dudley has been cut.
Dudley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dudley tries to clinch but Darko is having none of it.
Darko shapes to counter with a head kick.
Darko takes one to the chin there.
Darko throws a head kick that misses.
Dudley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darko thows a body kick. Dudley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dudley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dudley instigates a clinch.
Darko dodges an elbow strike from Dudley.
Dudley misses with a body punch.
Damian Dudley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Darko slows down the pace here.
Dudley throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko takes a shot to the head.
Darko avoids a wild elbow strike from Dudley.
Dudley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darko's elbow.
Dudley tries a body shot but Darko blocks it.
A short uppercut from Dudley.
Darko avoids a wild elbow strike from Dudley.
Darko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Dudley - that landed with a thud.
Dudley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Darko is breathing heavily.
Darko blocks an elbow strike from Dudley.
Dudley lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dudley throws an elbow but misses.
Dudley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Dudley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damian Dudley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jab from Dudley.
Dudley lands with a good body shot.
Dudley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dudley scores with the left hand. Darko knows he should have avoided that one.
Dudley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dudley thuds his right hand into Darko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darko thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Darko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dudley misses the body punch
and Darko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dudley just misses with a punch to the body.
Darko throws a sloppy body shot
and Dudley counters with a left to the body.
Damian Dudley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dudley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Darko avoids the body shot from Dudley.
A head kick misses from Darko.
Dudley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vlad Darko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damian Dudley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Darko doesn't seem bothered though.
Darko throws an off balance right hand
letting Dudley counter with a right hand.
Darko slips under a jab.
It seemed like Darko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dudley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dudley moves in looking to clinch but Darko pushes him off.
Darko tries for a takedown but Dudley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
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!
Dudley scores with a decent looking hook.
Dudley scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Darko looks to land a left hand but Dudley moved out of range nicely.
Dudley is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Darko.
Dudley connects with a single shot there.
Jab by Dudley.
Dudley scores with a nice strike.
Dudley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darko counters with a body kick.
Darko throws a right hand that misses
and Dudley counters by clinching up.
Darko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dudley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dudley lands an elbow inside that Darko shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Darko fails to land.
Dudley misses with an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darko.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Dudley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dudley 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Dudley!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Damian Dudley waved his t-shirt featuring Vegan Gains's logo in front of the cameras.
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