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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Umair Kayani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Grind With Me. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dirk Damon enters the cage!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Umair Kayani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dirk Damon!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damon tries to clinch but Kayani moves away
and Kayani counters with a right hand to the body.
Damon moves into the clinch.
Kayani avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kayani.
Kayani managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Kayani managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Kayani wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Damon has him pressed against the cage.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kayani's efforts to push away.
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. Kayani is defending well for now.
Kayani working hard to break the clinch.
Kayani managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Kayani avoids the damage to the body.
Damon working Kayani over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kayani avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Kayani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon working Kayani over with knees to the body.
Kayani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon working Kayani over with knees to the body.
Damon lands a good knee to the midsection. Kayani won't want to take too many of those.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Kayani avoids the damage to the body.
Damon lands a knee to the body.
Kayani is breathing heavily.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kayani avoids it.
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!
Kayani managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Kayani avoids the damage to the body.
Kayani managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Kayani has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Kayani avoids the damage to the body.
Damon prevents Kayani from breaking the clinch.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kayani.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayani can't break the clinch.
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. Kayani is defending well for now.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kayani.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Kayani avoids the damage to the body.
Kayani managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Kayani tries to break the clinch but Damon is controlling the position.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kayani.
Kayani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kayani is trying to break free.
Damon trying to land knees 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. Kayani is defending well for now.
Kayani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kayani wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kayani avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Kayani managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayani is trying to force a seperation but Damon has the dominant position.
Damon landing knees to the body.
Kayani managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Kayani wants to get back to striking at distance but Damon won't allow it.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kayani is defending well for now.
Kayani is trying to break the clinch but Damon is controlling him.
Damon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kayani's efforts to push away.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Kayani is trying to force a seperation but Damon has the dominant position.
Kayani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kayani tries to break free but Damon pushes him back against the cage.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kayani.
Kayani looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Kayani avoids the damage to the body.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayani wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kayani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kayani can't break the clinch.
Kayani managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Kayani managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Kayani managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Damon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a 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!
Damon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Damon has Kayani pressed against the cage, preventing Kayani from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kayani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kayani avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
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 missing with knees to the body.
Kayani is trying to break the clinch but Damon has him pressed against the cage.
Kayani avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Damon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Damon closes the distance and clinches.
Kayani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kayani wants to get back to striking at distance but Damon won't allow it.
Damon lands a good knee to the midsection. Kayani won't want to take too many of those.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kayani avoids it.
Kayani 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. Kayani is defending well for now.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Kayani avoids the damage to the body.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kayani avoids it.
Kayani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kayani 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 Kayani.
Kayani managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Kayani tries to break free but Damon pushes him back against the cage.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Kayani avoids the damage to the body.
Kayani wants to get back to striking at distance but Damon won't allow it.
Kayani is trying to break the clinch but Damon has him pressed against the cage.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kayani is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayani wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kayani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damon doesn't manage to clinch there - Kayani circles away.
Damon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kayani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damon moves in looking to clinch but Kayani pushes him off.
Kayani jabs at Damon's body.
Damon tries to clinch but Kayani moves out of range.
Umair Kayani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Kayani. Those never looked like landing.
Damon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kayani avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kayani avoids it.
Kayani's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kayani works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kayani swats away the attempt to clinch by Damon.
Kayani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dirk Damon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damon has closed the distance and engaged Kayani in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kayani's efforts to push away.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kayani.
Kayani avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Kayani is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kayani avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Kayani tries to break free but Damon pushes him back against the cage.
Kayani can't break the clinch.
Kayani wants to get back to striking at distance but Damon won't allow it.
Kayani managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Kayani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kayani manages to break the clinch.
Damon wants to clinch up but Kayani keeps it at a distance.
Damon closes the distance and clinches.
Kayani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dirk Damon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kayani avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Damon in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kayani is defending well for now.
Damon keeps control of Kayani as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kayani wants to get back to striking at distance but Damon won't allow it.
Kayani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kayani wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kayani can't break the clinch.
Kayani wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kayani can't break the clinch.
Kayani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kayani has had enough of the clinch but Damon keeps him there for the moment.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Kayani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kayani avoids it.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon is breathing heavily.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kayani.
Damon keeps control of Kayani as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Kayani avoids the damage to the body.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Kayani tries to circle away but Damon has him pinned against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kayani managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Kayani can't break the clinch.
Kayani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kayani avoids it.
Damon lands a nice knee to the body.
Damon prevents Kayani from breaking the clinch.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kayani avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kayani managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Kayani wants to break free but Damon has control.
Kayani is trying to force a seperation but Damon has the dominant position.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kayani is defending well for now.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kayani throws a series of punches but Damon moves out of range.
Damon instigates a clinch.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kayani avoids it.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Kayani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kayani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kayani managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Kayani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kayani managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Kayani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kayani avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon has Kayani pressed against the cage, preventing Kayani from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kayani wants to get back to striking at distance but Damon won't allow it.
Damon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kayani has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Kayani's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Damon working Kayani over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayani wants to get back to striking at distance but Damon won't allow it.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Kayani is trying to break the clinch but Damon has him pressed against the cage.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kayani avoids it.
Kayani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kayani looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kayani wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kayani working hard to break the clinch.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kayani is defending well for now.
Kayani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kayani is trying to break the clinch but Damon is controlling him.
Kayani working hard to break the clinch.
Kayani is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kayani working hard to break the clinch.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kayani.
Kayani managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon working Kayani over with knees to the body.
Kayani wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kayani is trying to force a seperation but Damon has the dominant position.
Damon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kayani in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kayani is trying to break the clinch but Damon is controlling him.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kayani.
Kayani avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Kayani is trying to push Damon away but Damon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Kayani on the defensive, avoiding the 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. Kayani is defending well for now.
Kayani is trying to break free.
Kayani managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayani can't break the clinch.
Kayani tries to break the clinch but Damon is controlling the position.
Kayani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Kayani's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Kayani avoids the damage to the body.
Kayani on the defensive, avoiding the 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. Kayani is defending well for now.
Damon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Umair Kayani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kayani managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kayani.
Kayani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damon is looking to clinch but Kayani is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice cross by Kayani.
Kayani misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damon doesn't manage to clinch there - Kayani circles away.
Damon ducks under a wild hook from Kayani.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kayani cracks Damon with a good jab.
It looks like Dirk Damon has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Kayani.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kayani misses with a straight left.
Damon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kayani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kayani throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damon fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damon wants to clinch.
Kayani avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dirk Damon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A combination from Kayani does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Damon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Damon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Damon!
A very excited looking Dirk Damon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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