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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manolito Damhuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duggan's entrance music is The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Duggan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manolito Damhuis!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duggan misses with a straight left.
Damhuis defending well as Duggan loads up on a big left hand.
Duggan takes a swing at Damhuis's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Damhuis.
Damhuis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Damhuis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Damhuis thows a leg kick but Duggan checks it
and Duggan counters with a leg kick.
Duggan moves out of range as Damhuis strikes.
Duggan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Duggan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Damhuis.
Damhuis misses with a takedown attempt - Duggan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damhuis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duggan.
Duggan staying out of range there.
Damhuis throws a hook but Duggan avoids it easily.
Duggan throws a body punch but Damhuis moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Damhuis misses.
Damhuis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Duggan throws a body shot but no joy.
Duggan missing with a left hand there. Damhuis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Damhuis tries a low kick but Duggan avoids it.
Damhuis tries a head kick but it misses.
Duggan blocks a head kick by Damhuis.
Damhuis lands a really nice looking cross but Duggan seems unphased.
Duggan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Duggan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Duggan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duggan throws a front kick that sends Damhuis stumbling back into the cage.
Duggan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Damhuis with the counter takedown but Duggan avoids it easily.
Dean Duggan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damhuis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duggan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duggan looks to land a right hand but Damhuis moved out of range.
Duggan takes one on the button.
Duggan misses with an uppercut.
Damhuis tries to work over Duggan's front leg with a kick but Duggan checks it.
Duggan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Damhuis throws a shot from downtown. Duggan moves away and avoids it.
Duggan ducks right into an uppercut from Damhuis.
Duggan lands with a nice body punch.
Damhuis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Duggan scores with a body shot.
Duggan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Damhuis throws an overhand right that lands on Duggan's shoulder, as Duggan tries to avoid the shot.
Duggan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duggan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Damhuis dodges the punch combination from Duggan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Duggan. That did some damage!
Damhuis lands with a shot to the body.
Duggan throws a series of punches but Damhuis avoids them all with ease.
Duggan is looking to slow Damhuis down with leg kicks.
Damhuis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Damhuis throws a hook to the side of Duggan's head but Duggan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duggan takes the fight into the clinch.
Duggan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duggan tries a head kick but it misses.
Duggan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That kick from Damhuis tenderised Duggan's leg. Duggan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Duggan works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Damhuis.
Damhuis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Damhuis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duggan avoids the head kick by Damhuis.
Duggan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Damhuis blocks a leg kick.
Manolito Damhuis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duggan throws a chopping leg kick but Damhuis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Duggan throws a hook but Damhuis avoids it easily.
Damhuis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Duggan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Duggan is looking to slow Damhuis down with leg kicks.
Damhuis feints and then cracks Duggan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duggan down.
An inside leg kick from Damhuis misses.
Duggan defending well as Damhuis loads up on a big left hand.
Duggan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dean Duggan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Duggan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Damhuis ducks under a wild hook from Duggan.
Damhuis avoids the head kick by Duggan.
Damhuis slips under a jab.
Damhuis tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Damhuis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duggan.
Damhuis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Duggan momentarily.
Damhuis slips under a jab from Duggan.
Damhuis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damhuis's corner calls for a 1-2. Damhuis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Damhuis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Duggan's head backwards.
Duggan lands with an uppercut that bounces Damhuis off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan lands a leg kick that knocks Damhuis off balance momentarily.
Damhuis thows a leg kick but Duggan checks it
and Duggan counters with a body kick that stops Damhuis in his tracks momentarily.
Duggan slips under a jab from Damhuis.
Duggan lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duggan misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Damhuis checks a leg kick.
Duggan checks a leg kick nicely.
Damhuis lands a nice hook to Duggan's body. Duggan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Damhuis throws the left hand but Duggan avoids the punch easily.
Damhuis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duggan.
Damhuis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Damhuis scores with a nice strike.
Duggan tries to move into range but Damhuis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A solid body kick from Duggan.
Damhuis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duggan.
Damhuis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Damhuis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duggan doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Duggan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Duggan misses.
Duggan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duggan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Damhuis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duggan counters with a good low kick that Damhuis was not able to check.
Duggan stuns Damhuis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duggan slips under a jab.
Duggan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Duggan works Damhuis's body with a nice hook.
Duggan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Damhuis is out of range.
Damhuis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Damhuis.
Duggan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Damhuis is looking to land body kicks.
Damhuis tries for a takedown but Duggan circles away easily
and Duggan counters with a nice uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duggan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis throws a looping overhand right but Duggan ducks down to avoid it.
Good work by Damhuis as he checks the leg kick.
Damhuis tries a head kick but it misses.
Duggan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damhuis.
Damhuis throws a head kick that misses.
Duggan swings for the body but Damhuis moves out of range.
Duggan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damhuis throws out the jab.
Damhuis lands a nice looking body shot.
Duggan scores with a kick to the body.
Duggan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Damhuis moves out of range as Duggan throws a body kick.
Duggan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Damhuis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Duggan. No joy for Damhuis on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan wants to clinch up but Damhuis keeps it at a distance.
Damhuis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Duggans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Damhuis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Duggan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Duggan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Damhuis moves out of range as Duggan strikes.
Duggan misses with a looping right.
Duggan gets caught napping as Damhuis dives in and scores a takedown. Duggan manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duggan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Damhuis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Damhuis won't allow Duggan to sweep him here.
Duggan is trying to hold Damhuis in close to prevent damage but Damhuis has managed to pass into half guard.
Damhuis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Duggan scores with a jab to the head.
Damhuis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duggan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Damhuis on the side of the head.
Duggan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Damhuis misses with a wild body shot.
Damhuis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duggan.
Duggan blocks a head kick by Damhuis.
Duggan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Damhuis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Damhuis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Duggan blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Duggan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Damhuis tries to move into range but Duggan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Duggan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damhuis looks for the body kick but Duggan saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Damhuis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Damhuis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duggan's hands.
Duggan throws a big shot that misses.
Damhuis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duggan ducks under a wild hook from Damhuis.
Dean Duggan is winning the standup battle so far.
Duggan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Duggan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damhuis was well out of range. Poor timing from Duggan.
Duggan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Damhuis throws a head kick that misses.
Damhuis slips under a jab.
Damhuis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Damhuis checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duggan. Damhuis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damhuis throws a looping overhand right but Duggan ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Duggan catches Damhuis right on the button with a cross.
Damhuis throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damhuis looks for the body kick but Duggan saw that one coming.
Duggan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Damhuis just manages to avoid it.
Duggan clinches with his opponent.
Damhuis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duggan moves out of range of the body kick.
Duggan throwing a counter right hand but Damhuis manages to avoid it.
Duggan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damhuis.
Sloppy strikes from Damhuis. Those never looked like landing.
Duggan is looking to counter with a body kick.
Duggan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Damhuis misses with a body shot.
Duggan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Damhuis is able to avoid easily.
Damhuis misses with a right hand
and Duggan counters with a straight right hand.
Duggan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Duggan. That snapped Damhuis's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis throws a body shot but no joy.
Duggan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Damhuis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duggan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Duggan scores with a hook.
Duggan blocks a leg kick.
Damhuis checks a leg kick.
Duggan throws a low kick, looking for Damhuis's leg but Damhuis calmly moves out of range.
A nice side step and Damhuis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Duggan blocks the body kick.
Damhuis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Damhuis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Damhuis connects with an inside leg kick.
Damhuis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis misses the jab.
Duggan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Duggan jabs at Damhuis's body.
Damhuis takes a swing at Duggan's ribcage but misses.
Duggan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Damhuis.
Duggan throws out a leg kick but Damhuis moves out of range and Duggan only half commits.
Damhuis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Damhuis ducks right into an uppercut from Duggan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duggan digs a good hook to Damhuis's body.
Damhuis scores with a sloppy right hand. Duggan should have avoided that one.
Duggan ducks under a wild hook from Damhuis.
Damhuis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duggan.
Damhuis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Damhuis fails with the takedown.
A counter left hand to the body from Duggan misses its target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Duggan clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Damhuis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Duggan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Duggan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Duggan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Duggan lands with a hook. Damhuis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Damhuis throws a lazy head kick
and Duggan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damhuis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A head kick by Damhuis misses
and Damhuis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Damhuis throws an off balance right hand
and Duggan counters with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Duggan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duggan throws a shot from downtown. Damhuis moves away and avoids it.
Damhuis looks for the body kick but Duggan saw that one coming.
Duggan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Damhuis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A jab from Duggan does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis misses with a head kick.
Duggan misses with a looping left.
Duggan thuds his shin into the meat of Damhuis's side.
Damhuis cracks Duggan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Duggan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Duggan staying out of range there.
It looked like Duggan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Duggan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Duggan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slow jab from Duggan misses its intended target.
Duggan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duggan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Damhuis throws an overhand right that lands on Duggan's shoulder, as Duggan tries to avoid the shot.
Duggan throws a jab when Damhuis was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Damhuis.
Duggan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Damhuis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damhuis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice cross by Duggan.
Duggan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Damhuis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Duggan as he avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damhuis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Damhuis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Duggan counters with a stiff right hand.
Duggan avoids the body shot from Damhuis.
Damhuis misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Duggan, right into the meat.
Damhuis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Damhuis throws a head kick but Duggan moves out of range.
Duggan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duggan misses with an uppercut. Damhuis saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis tries for a takedown but Duggan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dean Duggan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manolito Damhuis.
Damhuis is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Damhuis dodges the punch combination from Duggan.
Duggan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Damhuis's calf.
Damhuis misses the shot to the body.
Duggan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Damhuis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Damhuis throws a big shot that misses.
Duggan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Damhuis is out of range.
Duggan blocks the body kick.
Damhuis misses with a hook to the body
and Duggan counters with a series of strikes. Damhuis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Damhuis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Duggan pinned against the cage. Duggan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Damhuis.
Duggan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Damhuis is able to avoid easily.
Damhuis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Damhuis keeps the fight on the outside.
Duggan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Damhuis. That did some damage!
Damhuis misses with a straight right.
Damhuis misses with a low kick.
Duggan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duggan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Damhuis.
Damhuis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duggan counters with a nice uppercut.
Damhuis blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Duggan had his way with Manolito Damhuis in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Damhuis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Damhuis lands with a shot to the body.
Damhuis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Duggan.
Duggan misses with a body shot.
A cross from Damhuis lands.
Damhuis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Damhuis throws a body punch but Duggan moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Damhuis misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan wants to clinch but Damhuis slips to the side
and Damhuis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duggan takes one to the chin there.
Damhuis misses with an uppercut
and Duggan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damhuis throws a body shot but no joy.
Duggan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan misses with a leg kick
and Damhuis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Damhuis throws an elbow that misses. Duggan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Damhuis's guard. Nice move by Duggan!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Damhuis holds on and takes a little breather.
Duggan throwing strikes but missing.
Damhuis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Our spies down at at Cutthroat inform us that Damhuis has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis working for a triangle but Duggan defends it easily.
Duggan postures up.
Duggan is stalling in the full guard.
Damhuis pulls Duggan in close to his closed guard and prevents Duggan from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis working a defensive guard but Duggan passes into half guard.
Manolito Damhuis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damhuis wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damhuis keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Damhuis wants to control but Duggan is keeping busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Duggan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Duggan throws a hook but Damhuis avoids it easily.
A big right from Duggan misses.
Damhuis throws a leg kick but Duggan moved away.
A head kick misses from Damhuis.
Duggan takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damhuis misses with a punch to the body.
Duggan lands a nice shot to the body.
Damhuis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damhuis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manolito Damhuis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Duggan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Duggan!
Dean Duggan retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Dean Duggan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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