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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Wade has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dirk Damon!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damon clinches with his opponent.
Wade wants a takedown.
Damon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Damon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Damon lands a nice knee to the body.
Wade is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wade lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Damon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wade in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Damon crunches a lovely knee into Wade's ribcage.
Damon scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Damon.
Damon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Damon landing knees to the body.
Damon crunches a lovely knee into Wade's ribcage.
Damon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wade takes a knee to the side of the body.
Damon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Damon landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Damon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Damon lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Damon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Damon lands a knee to the body.
Wade has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Damon after a bit of a struggle.
Damon crunches a lovely knee into Wade's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Knees to the body from Damon.
Damon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wade lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Damon landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damon scores a nice knee to the body.
Damon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Damon working Wade over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Damon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Damon landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Damon.
Damon scores a nice knee to the body.
Damon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wade in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Damon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Damon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon lands a knee to the body.
Wade tries to score a body lock takedown but Damon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wade avoids it.
Damon lands a nice knee to the body.
Wade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wade drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wade managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Wade has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Damon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wade tries for a takedown. No joy.
Damon lands a good knee to the midsection. Wade won't want to take too many of those.
Wade drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Damon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon landing knees to the body.
Wade avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon crunches a lovely knee into Wade's ribcage.
Damon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Damon crunches a lovely knee into Wade's ribcage.
Damon scores a nice knee to the body.
Damon is pressed up against the cage. Wade has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Damon down to the mat. Damon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Damon moves into the clinch.
Wade is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Damon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Damon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wade in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Damon lands a good knee to the midsection. Wade won't want to take too many of those.
Damon lands a knee to the body.
Damon scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damon working Wade over with knees to the body.
Damon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Damon.
Damon working Wade over with knees to the body.
Damon lands a nice knee to the body.
Wade takes a knee to the side of the body.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wade avoids it.
Wade drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Damon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Damon working Wade over with knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Wade goes for a takedown in the clinch but Damon prevents it.
Damon working Wade over with knees to the body.
Damon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wade avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon gets underhooks to prevent Wade's takedown attempt.
Damon landing knees to the body.
Wade goes for a takedown attempt but Damon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Damon has closed the distance and engaged Wade in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Damon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Damon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Damon landing knees to the body.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wade avoids it.
Wade has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Damon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon lands a good knee to the midsection. Wade won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Damon.
Dirk Damon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Damon lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Damon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Damon lands a knee to the body.
Damon lands a good knee to the midsection. Wade won't want to take too many of those.
Damon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Damon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Damon lands a good knee to the midsection. Wade won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Damon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wade is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Damon lands a nice knee to the body.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Wade avoids the damage to the body.
Wade goes for a takedown attempt but Damon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Damon.
Damon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Damon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wade lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Damon scores a nice knee to the body.
Damon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Damon lands a knee to the body.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Damon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Damon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Damon gets underhooks to prevent Wade's takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Damon scores a nice knee to the body.
Damon is pressed up against the cage. Wade has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Damon down to the mat. Damon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Damon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Damon lands a nice knee to the body.
Damon landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Wade avoids the damage to the body.
Damon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wade tries to score a body lock takedown but Damon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Damon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wade.
Knees to the body from Damon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade goes for a takedown in the clinch but Damon prevents it.
Wade takes a knee to the side of the body.
Damon lands a nice knee to the body.
Damon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Damon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wade lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wade avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon is pressed up against the cage. Wade has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Damon down to the mat. Damon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wade shoots in for a takedown but Damon shows good takedown defense.
Damon gets a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Wade goes for a takedown attempt but Damon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dirk Damon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Damon lands a good knee to the midsection. Wade won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wade goes for a takedown attempt but Damon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Damon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Damon scores a nice knee to the body.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damon crunches a lovely knee into Wade's ribcage.
Damon scores a nice knee to the body.
Wade is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Damon is defending well.
Damon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Damon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Damon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Damon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Damon is pressed up against the cage. Wade has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Damon down to the mat. Damon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Damon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wade drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Damon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wade takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wade goes for a takedown in the clinch but Damon prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damon landing knees to the body.
Damon working Wade over with knees to the body.
Damon scores a nice knee to the body.
Wade takes a knee to the side of the body.
Damon lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Wade takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Damon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Damon working Wade over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon lands a knee to the body.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Wade avoids the damage to the body.
Wade wants to take the fight to the mat but Damon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Damon lands a knee to the body.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wade is defending well for now.
Wade wants to take the fight to the mat but Damon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Damon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wade tries to score a body lock takedown but Damon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Damon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wade wants a takedown but no success here.
Wade takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wade drops down looking for an ankle pick but Damon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wade gets tackled into the cage by Damon. Damon maintains the clinch.
Wade has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Damon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Damon lands a nice knee to the body.
Damon working Wade over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damon scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Wade is looking to take this one to the mat.
Damon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Damon.
Wade drops down looking for an ankle pick but Damon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Damon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wade wants a takedown.
Damon crunches a lovely knee into Wade's ribcage.
Damon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wade lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Damon.
Wade takes a knee to the side of the body.
Damon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Damon scores a nice knee to the body.
Wade tries to score a body lock takedown but Damon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Damon landing knees to the body.
Wade is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wade takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wade has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Damon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Damon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wade tries for a takedown. No joy.
Damon lands a good knee to the midsection. Wade won't want to take too many of those.
Damon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wade drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Damon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wade drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Damon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wade can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade is looking for a takedown.
Damon landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Damon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Damon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wade takes a knee to the side of the body.
Damon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Damon lands a good knee to the midsection. Wade won't want to take too many of those.
Wade drops down looking for an ankle pick but Damon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Damon moves into the clinch successfully.
Jack Wade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dirk Damon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damon avoiding damage as Wade throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Damon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Damon 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Damon!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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