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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed al Hadj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danky comes to the cage accompanied by Killing In The Name. al Hadj has chosen Hypnotized Lebanon as his entrance music. 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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192 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Danky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohamed al Hadj!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Hadj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
al Hadj tried to score with a low kick but Danky checks it.
al Hadj tries to land a leg kick but Danky saw it coming and moves away.
al Hadj steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Danky.
A punch combination from Danky misses.
Danky lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Danky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but al Hadj was well out of range. Poor timing from Danky.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from al Hadj, right into the meat.
Danky moves out of range of the body kick from al Hadj.
Danky misses with a head kick.
Danky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Danky does no damage.
al Hadj sizes up Danky with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Dom Danky has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Hadj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danky.
A jab from Danky misses.
al Hadj pivots, looking for a leg kick but Danky is out of range and al Hadj settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj misses with a head kick.
Dom Danky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al Hadj tries to land a leg kick but Danky saw it coming and moves away.
Danky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danky misses with a two punch combination.
al Hadj closes the distance and clinches.
Danky blocks the elbow strike.
al Hadj lands a damaging elbow.
al Hadj gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
al Hadj misses with a hook to the ribs.
Danky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Danky dodges an elbow strike from al Hadj.
A short uppercut from al Hadj.
Danky blocks an elbow strike from al Hadj.
Danky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of al Hadj backwards.
al Hadj pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by al Hadj.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Danky takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
al Hadj lands a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by al Hadj.
Danky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
al Hadj tries a body shot but Danky blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danky.
al Hadj pushes off an throws an elbow but Danky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
al Hadj blocks an elbow strike.
al Hadj throws an elbow that misses.
Danky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
al Hadj gets through Danky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Danky is trying to push al Hadj away but al Hadj has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
al Hadj has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Danky seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if al Hadj can turn it around.
al Hadj looking to stall.
A nice left hand lands by al Hadj.
al Hadj lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky breaks the clinch.
Danky throws a jab when al Hadj was well out of range.
al Hadj throws a push kick but Danky slaps the foot to one side.
Danky tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Danky scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Danky throws a shot from downtown. al Hadj moves away and avoids it.
Danky throws a right and a left that both miss.
al Hadj throws out a leg kick but Danky moves out of range and al Hadj only half commits.
Danky avoids a kick to the body.
Danky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Danky misses with a low kick.
Danky slips a jab and a cross from al Hadj.
al Hadj thows a body kick. Danky tries to catch it but that hurt him.
al Hadj fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky ducks under a wild hook from al Hadj.
Danky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
al Hadj looks to throw a body kick
enabling Danky to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Danky misses with a straight left.
al Hadj tries to move into range but Danky moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Danky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
al Hadj takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Danky lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
al Hadj moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
al Hadj keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Danky.
al Hadj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
No joy there for Danky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danky throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mohamed al Hadj will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dom Danky's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
al Hadj lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Danky circles away quickly and effectively.
Good work by al Hadj as he checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by al Hadj.
Danky scores with a nice head shot.
al Hadj misses with an uppercut.
al Hadj wants to clinch up but Danky keeps it at a distance.
al Hadj clinches with his opponent.
I was talking to Danky's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Danky takes an elbow to the temple.
Danky takes an elbow to the temple.
al Hadj throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
al Hadj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
al Hadj lands an elbow that stopped Danky in his tracks for a moment.
al Hadj pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
al Hadj throws an elbow but it misses.
Danky lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Mohamed al Hadj has been cut.
Danky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj pushes off an throws an elbow but Danky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Danky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danky throws a head kick but al Hadj moves out of range.
Danky misses with a few strikes there.
Danky lands a leg kick that knocks al Hadj off balance momentarily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from al Hadj 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.
al Hadj misses with an attempted mid kick.
al Hadj thumps Danky with a low kick.
al Hadj goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Danky takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
al Hadj blocks a jab.
Danky throws a looping overhand right but al Hadj ducks down to avoid it.
Danky connects with a single shot there.
Danky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Hadj.
al Hadj rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Danky moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj misses with a punch to the body.
al Hadj misses with an elbow strike.
al Hadj throws an elbow but it misses.
Danky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of al Hadjs head.
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!
A right handed body shot lands from al Hadj.
Danky is trying to break free.
al Hadj misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Hadj lands with a short punch from the clinch.
al Hadj lands an elbow that stopped Danky in his tracks for a moment.
al Hadj throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
al Hadj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Danky's defenses.
Danky manages to break the clinch.
al Hadj thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by al Hadj.
al Hadj throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Danky.
al Hadj finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danky throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
al Hadj takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Danky throws a leg kick but al Hadj checks it.
al Hadj throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Danky misses with a looping right.
al Hadj throws out a leg kick but Danky moves out of range and al Hadj only half commits.
Danky lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
al Hadj throws out a leg kick but Danky moves out of range and al Hadj only half commits.
al Hadj moves out of range as Danky strikes.
Danky lands a nice shot that snaps al Hadj's head back.
A jab from Danky misses.
Danky lands with a straight right. al Hadj didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - al Hadj throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Danky sizes up al Hadj with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danky lands the left hand.
A big right from Danky misses.
Danky connects with a looping right hand.
al Hadj throws a head kick that misses
and Danky counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Danky fakes a jab and throws a low kick but al Hadj checks it well.
al Hadj on the wrong end of a nice hook.
al Hadj jabs at Danky's body.
al Hadj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Danky lands an impressive looking overhand right. al Hadj doesn't seem phased though.
Danky is looking to chop away at al Hadj's legs.
al Hadj lands with a kick to the temple. Danky shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Danky dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Danky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
al Hadj jabs Danky right on the nose. Danky blinks but takes it well.
Danky throws a front kick aimed at al Hadj's knee but al Hadj avoids it well.
al Hadj throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
al Hadj fails in his attempt to clinch.
al Hadj throws a shot to the body.
al Hadj tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
al Hadj throws a nice looking combination but Danky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danky paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
al Hadj swings away with a body shot that misses
and Danky counters with a thumping low kick.
al Hadj pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danky throws a sloppy head kick and al Hadj moves out of range easily.
Danky throws a lazy uppercut
and al Hadj counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky looks to score with a jab to the body but al Hadj is just out of range.
al Hadj moves out of range of the leg kick from Danky.
al Hadj throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Danky crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from al Hadj - the referee stops the clock and Danky gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says al Hadj. Danky manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Danky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract al Hadj.
al Hadj throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
al Hadj throws a sloppy head kick and Danky moves out of range easily.
al Hadj works Danky's body with a nice hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Danky blocks the leg kick.
al Hadj throws a lazy body kick
and Danky counters with a one-two to the body.
al Hadj looks to throw a body kick
and Danky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danky misses with a straight right.
Danky throws a series of punches but al Hadj avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Hadj turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
al Hadj feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Danky's calf.
al Hadj scoring well with a low kick there.
Danky swings for the body but al Hadj moves out of range.
Danky on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Danky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danky misses the jab.
Danky tries a head kick but it misses.
al Hadj connects with a body shot that sends Danky's belly button to the back.
Dom Danky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
al Hadj looks to land a body kick but Danky moved away.
Danky throws a poor cross that misses
and al Hadj counters with a low kick, right behind Danky 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danky looks to land a combination but al Hadj avoids it well.
Danky misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al Hadj.
Danky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
al Hadj avoids the head kick by Danky.
Danky misses with a hook.
al Hadj scores with a crisp jab that stopped Danky in his tracks.
al Hadj connects with a good right hand that stumbles Danky. Danky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dom Danky's cut is getting worse.
Danky throws a series of punches but al Hadj moves out of range.
al Hadj is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Danky rather than just go for the knockout.
al Hadj misses with a head kick.
Danky throws a solid leg kick but al Hadj takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Danky.
al Hadj goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Danky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
al Hadj scores with a kick to the midsection.
al Hadj lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
al Hadj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danky misses with a series of wild punches.
al Hadj throws a leg kick but Danky sees it coming and moves out of range.
al Hadj throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
al Hadj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danky.
Dom Danky is winning the standup battle so far.
al Hadj is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
al Hadj lands a slapping body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mohamed al Hadj comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think al Hadj has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamed al Hadj!
Mohamed al Hadj 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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