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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Mac Airt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manolito Damhuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac Airt's entrance music is Wolf Blood. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cormac Mac Airt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manolito Damhuis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damhuis misses with an uppercut
and Mac Airt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Damhuis thinking.
A big left from Damhuis misses.
Damhuis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mac Airt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Damhuis staying out of range there.
Damhuis misses with the body kick
and Mac Airt counters with a nice uppercut.
Damhuis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Damhuis scores with a push kick.
Mac Airt moves out of range of the body kick.
Mac Airt throws a nice looking combination but Damhuis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac Airt throws a shot from downtown. Damhuis moves away and avoids it.
Damhuis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Cormac Mac Airt has been cut.
Damhuis tries for a takedown but Mac Airt circles away easily
and Mac Airt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Damhuis misses with a shot to the body
and Mac Airt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Damhuis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Damhuis, right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Damhuis.
Damhuis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mac Airt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mac Airt lands a jab to the nose.
Damhuis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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!
Mac Airt is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Damhuis asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mac Airt takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mac Airt takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Damhuis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mac Airt takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mac Airt is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Damhuis has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis working the body and head with strikes.
Damhuis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Damhuis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mac Airt down.
Damhuis throws a strike aimed at the side of Mac Airt's head but Mac Airt avoids it well.
Mac Airt avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Damhuis.
Damhuis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mac Airt keeps working.
Damhuis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mac Airt is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Damhuis asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis working the ground and pound but Mac Airt is defending the strikes.
Mac Airt is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Damhuis asserts his dominance and retains side control.
An elbow from Damhuis crashes against the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Damhuis scoring with punches from side control.
Damhuis working the ground and pound.
Damhuis prevents Mac Airt from escaping the position.
Mac Airt trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mac Airt tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Mac Airt tries to buck Damhuis off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolito Damhuis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cormac Mac Airt's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mac Airt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice jab there from Damhuis.
Damhuis misses with a kick to the body
and Mac Airt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mac Airt lands with a hook. Damhuis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've been told by Mac Airt's head coaches at The Axis of Evil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mac Airt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Damhuis misses with an uppercut.
Cormac Mac Airt is winning the standup battle so far.
Mac Airt blocks a jab.
Damhuis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Damhuis, right into the meat.
Mac Airt scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mac Airt throws an overhand right that lands on Damhuis's shoulder, as Damhuis tries to avoid the shot.
Mac Airt checks a low kick from Damhuis.
A counter left hand to the body from Mac Airt misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mac Airt.
Damhuis feints the counter takedown.
Damhuis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Damhuis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mac Airt.
Damhuis lands with a hook. Mac Airt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Damhuis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mac Airt.
Manolito Damhuis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damhuis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Damhuis cracks Mac Airt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mac Airt catches Damhuis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Damhuis misses with a leg kick.
Mac Airt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mac Airt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mac Airt connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mac Airt misses with an uppercut. Damhuis saw that one coming.
Mac Airt punishes Damhuis's body with a nice straight punch.
Damhuis throws the kick towards the body but Mac Airt avoids it.
Damhuis has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Damhuis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mac Airt's sensitive parts.
Mac Airt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mac Airt moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Mac Airt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mac Airt walks into a left hand.
Mac Airt throws a jab but it's blocked by Damhuis.
Mac Airt misses with a looping left.
Damhuis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mac Airt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mac Airt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mac Airt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Mac Airt there.
Damhuis throws a jab when Mac Airt was well out of range.
Mac Airt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damhuis manages to avoid it.
Cormac Mac Airt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mac Airt scores with a body shot.
Damhuis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mac Airt throwing a counter right hand but Damhuis manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Damhuis is predictable there
and Mac Airt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Damhuis scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mac Airt. Damhuis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damhuis misses the body punch
and Mac Airt counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt throws a lazy right hand but Damhuis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Damhuis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Damhuis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Mac Airt.
A lazy body kick from Damhuis
and Mac Airt counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Mac Airt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mac Airt throws an overhand right that lands on Damhuis's shoulder, as Damhuis tries to avoid the shot.
Damhuis throws the kick towards the body but Mac Airt avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Mac Airt misses the target.
Mac Airt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mac Airt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Damhuis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Manolito Damhuis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cormac Mac Airt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Damhuis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Damhuis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Damhuis is looking to slow Mac Airt down with leg kicks.
Damhuis throws a lazy right hand but Mac Airt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mac Airt misses with a lunging right hand
and Damhuis counters with a shoot takedown. Mac Airt fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Mac Airt manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Mac Airt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Damhuis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damhuis lands with a left to the head.
Mac Airt manages to break the clinch.
Damhuis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mac Airt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mac Airt throws a body punch but Damhuis moves out of range.
Mac Airt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Airt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Damhuiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mac Airt checks a low kick from Damhuis.
Damhuis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mac Airt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Damhuis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mac Airt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mac Airt throws a shot from downtown. Damhuis moves away and avoids it.
Mac Airt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damhuis throws a leg kick which misses Mac Airt's front leg but catches the back leg as Mac Airt tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis thuds his shin into the meat of Mac Airt's side.
Damhuis dives in for a single leg takedown but Mac Airt sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mac Airt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Damhuis scores with a head kick. Mac Airt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice shot lands for Damhuis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damhuis scores with a jab to the head.
Damhuis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Damhuis defending well as Mac Airt loads up on a big left hand.
Damhuis with the counter takedown but Mac Airt avoids it easily.
Damhuis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mac Airt.
Damhuis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mac Airt counters with a nice uppercut.
Damhuis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Damhuis scores with a push kick.
Damhuis misses with an uppercut. Mac Airt saw that one coming.
As Damhuis looks to move away, Mac Airt throws a big counter combo but Damhuis just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Damhuis lands a nice looking body shot.
Damhuis walks into a left hand.
Damhuis thumps Mac Airt with a low kick.
Mac Airt with a jab.
Mac Airt throws a shot from downtown. Damhuis moves away and avoids it.
Damhuis jabs Mac Airt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Damhuis works the jab nicely.
Cormac Mac Airt's cut is getting worse.
Mac Airt throws a big shot that misses.
Mac Airt misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Damhuis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mac Airt cracks Damhuis with a good jab.
Sloppy strikes from Damhuis. Those never looked like landing.
Mac Airt throws a shot from downtown. Damhuis moves away and avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt is looking to counter punch.
Mac Airt walks forward, straight into a front kick from Damhuis.
Damhuis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mac Airt but Mac Airt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
An attempted straight right counter from Mac Airt misses the target.
Cormac Mac Airt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mac Airt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manolito Damhuis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Damhuis 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manolito Damhuis!
The defeated Cormac Mac Airt had this to say: '"When I am gone I charge you that ye bury me not at Brugh of the Boyne where is the royal cemetery of the Kings of Erinn. For all these kings paid adoration to gods of wood or stone, or to the Sun and the Elements, whose signs are carved on the walls of their tombs, but I have learned to know the On'.
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