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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Zyuzin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damon comes into the arena with Pretty Ricky - "Grind With Me" blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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219 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good wrestler
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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dirk Damon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Konstantin Zyuzin!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damon instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zyuzin tries to score a body lock takedown but Damon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zyuzin is trying to force a seperation but Damon has the dominant position.
Damon gets underhooks to prevent Zyuzin's takedown attempt.
Zyuzin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Damon gets underhooks to prevent Zyuzin's takedown attempt.
Dirk Damon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konstantin Zyuzin.
Zyuzin trying to land knees to the body.
Zyuzin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Zyuzin avoids the damage to the body.
Zyuzin goes for a takedown attempt but Damon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Damon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zyuzin breaks from the clinch.
Damon moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zyuzin is defending well for now.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zyuzin avoids it.
Damon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zyuzin looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zyuzin misses with a punch to the body.
Zyuzin managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Damon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zyuzin is defending well for now.
Zyuzin is trying to break the clinch but Damon has him pressed against the cage.
Zyuzin is trying to drag Damon to the mat but Damon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zyuzin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zyuzin is defending well for now.
Damon landing knees to the body.
Zyuzin managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Zyuzin avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zyuzin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zyuzin.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zyuzin is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Zyuzin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Damon landing knees to the body.
Zyuzin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zyuzin avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Zyuzin managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Damon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zyuzin avoids it.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Zyuzin avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Zyuzin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zyuzin.
Zyuzin avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zyuzin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Damon's brow.
Zyuzin breaks from the clinch.
Damon rushes Zyuzin and presses him up against the cage.
Zyuzin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zyuzin.
A right hand to the body from Zyuzin.
Zyuzin managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Zyuzin avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Zyuzin wants to take the fight to the mat but Damon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zyuzin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zyuzin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Zyuzin avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Zyuzin avoids the damage to the body.
Zyuzin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zyuzin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Damon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zyuzin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zyuzin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zyuzin can't get the takedown.
Damon prevents the takedown attempt.
Zyuzin working hard to break the clinch.
Zyuzin is trying to break the clinch but Damon is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Zyuzin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon dodges an elbow strike from Zyuzin.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon missing with knees 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!
Zyuzin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Zyuzin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zyuzin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damon has Zyuzin up against the cage in a clinch.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Zyuzin avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Zyuzin avoids the damage to the body.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Zyuzin avoids the damage to the body.
Zyuzin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Damon has him pressed against the cage.
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!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Damon enables Zyuzin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Damon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Zyuzin is working Damon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zyuzin won't allow Damon to get back to his feet.
Damon is trying to control the position but Zyuzin postures up.
Zyuzin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Damon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zyuzin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Damon looking for a sweep. Not yet Damon, not yet.
Zyuzin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Damon 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.
Zyuzin landing some decent shots from guard.
Zyuzin trying to control but Damon is working from the bottom.
Damon wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damon working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon 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.
Zyuzin is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zyuzin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Damon tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Zyuzin is in Damon's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zyuzin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Damon is keeping the position for now.
Damon is looking to stand up but Zyuzin isn't so interested in that idea.
Zyuzin being controlled here momentarily.
Zyuzin wants to control from the top but Damon keeps moving.
Zyuzin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zyuzin wants to pass the guard but Damon is keeping the position.
Zyuzin postures up.
Zyuzin trying to control but Damon is working from the bottom.
Damon is trying to keep Zyuzin in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dirk Damon.
Damon rushes Zyuzin and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zyuzin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zyuzin is breathing heavily.
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. Zyuzin is defending well for now.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Zyuzin avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zyuzin.
Zyuzin wants a takedown.
Damon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Damon.
Zyuzin avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Zyuzin managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Zyuzin avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Zyuzin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zyuzin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zyuzin has picked Damon up - he's going for a ride! Zyuzin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damon is looking to control Zyuzin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Damon avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Damon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zyuzin wants to control from the top but Damon keeps moving.
Konstantin Zyuzin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zyuzin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damon wants to sweep but no luck.
Damon is working hard here to advance position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damon keeping moving, preventing Zyuzin from controlling successfully.
Damon pushes Zyuzin off and gets back to his feet.
Zyuzin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zyuzin shoots for a double leg takedown but Damon sprawls well. He's pushed Zyuzin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dirk Damon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konstantin Zyuzin.
Damon rushes Zyuzin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Zyuzin wants to take the fight to the mat but Damon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zyuzin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dirk Damon will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zyuzin avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Zyuzin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zyuzin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Damon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Damon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zyuzin!
Zyuzin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Damon throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Zyuzin because Damon loaded up on that one.
Zyuzin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Damon throws some wild stikes that Zyuzin manages to avoid easily.
Zyuzin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zyuzin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Poor strikes thrown by Damon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zyuzin is squirming around, avoiding Damon's attempts to control the action.
Damon controlling from mount.
Damon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zyuzin is looking to escape.
Damon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zyuzin is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dirk Damon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Zyuzin shoots in and bounces Damon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Damon is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Dirk Damon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Damon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon avoids a wild elbow strike from Zyuzin.
Zyuzin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zyuzin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damon closes the distance and clinches.
Zyuzin managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Zyuzin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Zyuzin misses its intended target.
Zyuzin tries to keep at a distance but Damon has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zyuzin avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Zyuzin avoids the damage to the body.
Zyuzin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zyuzin is looking to break free of the clinch but Damon has double underhooks.
Zyuzin is trying to drag Damon to the mat but Damon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zyuzin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zyuzin gets tackled into the cage by Damon. Damon maintains the clinch.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zyuzin is defending well for now.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zyuzin avoids it.
Zyuzin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon managing to block the knees to the body from Zyuzin.
Zyuzin tries to break the clinch but Damon is controlling the position.
Zyuzin gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damon wants to sweep but no luck.
Zyuzin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zyuzin distracts Damon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
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!
Zyuzin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Damon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Damon is trying to keep Zyuzin in close.
Zyuzin postures up and lands a big shot to Damon's brow.
Zyuzin is in close to Damon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Damon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zyuzin is one step ahead there.
Zyuzin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Damon's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damon pushes Zyuzin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Konstantin Zyuzin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dirk Damon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good standup being displayed there by Zyuzin as he connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dirk Damon.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Damon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Damon!
Dirk Damon was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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