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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Molly Dadragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obi Wan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dadragon has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Obi Wan King will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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134 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Molly Dadragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Obi Wan King!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King forces Dadragon back against the cage and clinches.
Dadragon is trying to break free.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dadragon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dadragon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as King walks away with a smile on his face. Dadragon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dadragon moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
King scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dadragon is breathing heavily.
King moves into range and clinches up with Dadragon.
King will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dadragon up against the cage.
Dadragon avoiding damage as King throws knees to the body.
King tries to break free but Dadragon pushes him back against the cage.
King stops a takedown attempt from Dadragon.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dadragon prevents a takedown attempt there.
King works on Dadragon's body with a couple of short punches.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King digs a right hand underneath Dadragon's ribcage. Dadragon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King blocking some punches.
King is trying to break the clinch but Dadragon is controlling him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from King.
King lands with a light punch inside.
Dadragon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King misses with a knee strike.
King'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.
King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dadragon tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dadragon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but King is keeping busy.
King drags the fight down to the ground.
King has Dadragon pulled in close to control his posture.
Dadragon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dadragon stops King from standing up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Obi Wan King wasn't active enough on the ground.
King tries to clinch up but Dadragon circles away and keeps his distance.
King shoots in but Dadragon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dadragon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dadragon throws a head kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Dadragon. No joy for King on that attempt.
Molly Dadragon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Obi Wan King.
King moves into range and clinches up with Dadragon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King tries to break free but Dadragon pushes him back against the cage.
Dadragon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King shoots in looking for a takedown but Dadragon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
King blocks a low kick nicely.
Dadragon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
King shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dadragon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
King pushing down on Dadragon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dadragon tries to roll over but King keeps him under control.
Dadragon is trying to stand back up but King is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King decides to stand and escape the position.
King throws a series of punches but Dadragon avoids them all with ease.
Dadragon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dadragon moves out of range as King throws a body kick.
King lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King drives through and clinches with Dadragon against the cage.
King blocking some punches.
Dadragon avoiding damage.
Dadragon takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dadragon has a couple of punches blocked by King.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obi Wan King dominated that 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.
King scores with a sloppy right hand. Dadragon should have avoided that one.
King pushes Dadragon up against the cage in a clinch.
King tries to break free but Dadragon pushes him back against the cage.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dadragon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dadragon throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
Dadragon shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King lands with a right to the head.
King tries to break the clinch but Dadragon is controlling the position.
King wants to break free but Dadragon has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dadragon avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from King.
King wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dadragon has him pressed against the cage.
King blocks an uppercut.
King scores with a shot to the side of Dadragon's head.
Dadragon has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
King prevents Dadragon from breaking the clinch.
King is working Dadragon over against the cage.
Dadragon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from King on the inside.
King has had enough of the clinch but Dadragon keeps him there for the moment.
Dadragon avoiding damage as King throws knees to the body.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dadragon is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
King drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dadragon pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Molly Dadragon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Obi Wan King.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dadragon.
King takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
King displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dadragon.
Dadragon misses the shot to the body.
King connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
King fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dadragon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
King throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dadragon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dadragon gets the takedown into side control.
Dadragon decides to stand up, so the ref orders King to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King stuffs the takedown.
King is looking to land body kicks.
Dadragon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
Molly Dadragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dadragon scores a takedown into full mount!
King working to try and regain half guard.
Dadragon throws a strike there. King manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
King manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dadragon throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a head kick.
King connects with a body shot that sends Dadragon's belly button to the back.
King is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dadragon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dadragon tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
King lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King slips under a jab.
King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dadragon throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.
King tries to clinch up
and Dadragon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dadragon keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Obi Wan King will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
King avoids the head kick by Dadragon.
Dadragon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dadragon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and King connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dadragon scrambles back to his feet.
King lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
King tries to clinch but Dadragon moves out of range.
Dadragon avoids the head kick by King.
King tries to clinch up.
King has taken the fight to the clinch.
King is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dadragon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dadragon backwards.
King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dadragon.
Dadragon has King pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. King manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dadragon could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
King jumps guard and drags Dadragon to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
King manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dadragon ducks right into an uppercut from King.
Dadragon has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Molly Dadragon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dadragon keeps the fight on the outside.
Dadragon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from King.
Dadragon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
King lands an uppercut.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Molly Dadragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dadragon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
King digs a right hand underneath Dadragon's ribcage. Dadragon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
King dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dadragon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. King avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dadragon backwards.
King misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Dadragon.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dadragon's efforts to push away.
King is trying to break free.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by King.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands a nice uppercut.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
Dadragon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dadragon misses with a punch to the body.
King effectively controlling the action here.
Dadragon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but King pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dadragon tries to pull guard but King holds him up against the cage and eventually Dadragon drops back down to his feet.
King pushes Dadragon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dadragon just leaning against King, taking a breather.
Dadragon swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands with a light punch inside.
Dadragon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A shot in the inside from King.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dadragon backwards.
King tries to circle away but Dadragon has him pinned against the cage.
Dadragon lands an uppercut.
King lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King is trying to break the clinch but Dadragon is controlling him.
Dadragon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Dadragon is trying to maintain a safe position but King gets an underhook and turns Dadragon into the cage.
Obi Wan King is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
King is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Obi Wan King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well King has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Obi Wan King!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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