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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sirius Dacke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayden Easterly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sirius Dacke has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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230 lbs
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217 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sirius Dacke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hayden Easterly!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dacke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Easterly drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dacke defends it well.
Dacke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Easterly.
Dacke works the jab nicely.
Dacke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dacke swinging wildly here.
Easterly tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dacke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Easterly has time to react.
Sirius Dacke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dacke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Easterly manages to avoid it.
Easterly feints the counter takedown.
Dacke scores with a one two! Easterly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Hayden Easterly has been cut.
Dacke scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacke misses with the combination.
We've been hearing reports that Dacke has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dacke falls off balance throwing a combination
so Easterly counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dacke wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dacke keeping full guard, as Easterly tries to pass.
Easterly prevents Dacke from getting back to his feet.
Easterly tries to free his leg and advance position but Dacke is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Easterly is pushing down on Dacke's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dacke is fighting to maintain full guard but Easterly has managed to sneak the leg through.
Easterly is keen to just control but Dacke is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easterly is working for a submission of some sort.
Easterly is looking for a kimura but Dacke is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Easterly to get the leverage.
Easterly has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Club Pain. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Dacke tries to kick Easterly off but Easterly keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dacke is concentrating on defense, preventing Easterly from advancing position.
Dacke wants to control but Easterly is keeping busy.
Dacke is trying to stand.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dacke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dacke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Easterly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Easterly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Easterly throws a chopping leg kick but Dacke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dacke lands with an uppercut that bounces Easterly off the cage and back into range.
Dacke throws a series of punches but Easterly moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Easterly misses
and Easterly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Easterly loads up on a big right hand but Dacke slips the punch.
Easterly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Easterly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dacke. Easterly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Easterly connects with a nice looking jab.
Dacke throws a series of punches but Easterly avoids them all with ease.
Easterly feints the counter takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dacke stalks Easterly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Easterly's face. Easterly staggers backwards, shaken.
Dacke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Easterly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Easterly changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Dacke as Easterly shoots in.
Dacke misses the jab.
Easterly is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dacke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Easterly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dacke misses with a body shot.
Easterly changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sirius Dacke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hayden Easterly's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Easterly throws a hook but Dacke avoids it easily.
Easterly connects with a leg kick. Dacke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dacke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Easterly can do to turn this around?
Dacke misses the shot to the body.
Dacke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dacke throws a looping overhand right but Easterly ducks down to avoid it.
Sirius Dacke is winning the standup battle so far.
Dacke throws a one two combo.
Easterly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Easterly walks into a stiff left hand from Dacke.
Easterly slips under a jab from Dacke.
And Easterly tries to counter it with a takedown but Dacke pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dacke throws a hook but Easterly avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Easterly.
Easterly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dacke in his tracks.
Dacke misses with the combination.
Easterly changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dacke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Easterly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dacke throws a hook to the side of Easterly's head but Easterly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Easterly fails to land with a series of punches.
Dacke connects with the punch.
Easterly thows a leg kick but Dacke checks it
and Easterly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dacke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sirius Dacke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dacke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Easterly feints the counter takedown.
Easterly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Easterly moves out of range of the strikes.
Easterly scores with a nice right hand.
Easterly throws a hook but Dacke blocks it.
Easterly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dacke.
Dacke throws a nice looking combination but Easterly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dacke cracks a nice hook into Easterly's ribs.
Dacke lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dacke takes a swing at Easterly's ribcage but misses.
Dacke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Easterly circles away quickly and effectively.
Dacke misses with a straight right.
Dacke throws the left hand but Easterly avoids the punch easily.
Easterly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dacke scores with a punch to the head.
Easterly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Easterly changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Easterly throws a chopping leg kick but Dacke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dacke checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dacke blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Dacke there.
That has opened up Hayden Easterly's cut even more.
Easterly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Easterly lands a nice shot to the body.
Dacke misses with a wild combination.
Easterly feints the counter takedown.
Easterly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dacke.
Easterly tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dacke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dacke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Easterly with the counter takedown but Dacke avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sirius Dacke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hayden Easterly'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. 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.
A big left from Easterly misses.
Dacke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Easterly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dacke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dacke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Easterly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dackes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dacke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Easterly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dacke lands an overhand right.
Easterly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dacke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Dacke. Those never looked like landing.
Sirius Dacke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Easterly dodges the punch combination from Dacke.
Dacke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Easterly's hands.
Easterly swings for the body but Dacke moves out of range.
It looked like Dacke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dacke throws a series of strikes that have Easterly backpedaling.
Dacke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Easterly. Easterly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice defenses there by Easterly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easterly's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dacke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Easterly scrambles back to his feet.
Easterly punishes Dacke's body with a nice straight punch.
Easterly blocks a jab.
Easterly feints the counter takedown.
Dacke looks to land a left hand but Easterly moved out of range nicely.
Easterly defending well as Dacke loads up on a big left hand.
Easterly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Easterly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dacke.
And Easterly tries to counter it with a takedown but Dacke pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Easterly throws a lazy uppercut
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Dacke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Easterly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dacke has time to react.
Easterly fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easterly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A counter left hand to the body from Dacke misses its target.
Donk. Easterly catches Dacke right on the button with a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Dacke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Easterly.
Easterly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Easterly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Easterly misses with a straight left.
Easterly avoids the body shot from Dacke.
Dacke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dacke throws a series of punches but Easterly avoids them all with ease.
Dacke lands a slapping body shot.
Dacke misses with the combination.
Easterly changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Easterly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dacke under the eye.
Easterly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dacke in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Easterly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dacke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sirius Dacke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dacke, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Sirius Dacke!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Sirius Dacke!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Sirius Dacke!
Sirius Dacke wins by unanimous decision!
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