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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ahti Saarelainen (ranked 2563 p4p, 327 weight class) and El Misterioso Damballah (ranked 2535 p4p, 321 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ahti Saarelainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Misterioso Damballah!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damballah misses with a wild body shot.
Saarelainen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Saarelainen ducks under a wild hook from Damballah.
Damballah digs a good hook to Saarelainen's body.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damballah jabs Saarelainen right on the nose. Saarelainen blinks but takes it well.
Damballah misses the jab.
Saarelainen with a jab.
Saarelainen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Saarelainen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Ahti Saarelainen has been cut.
Damballah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Damballah throws a poor cross that misses
and Damballah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Damballah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Damballah scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A telegraphed right hand from Damballah misses the target.
Saarelainen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've been hearing reports that Saarelainen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Saarelainen jabs Damballah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Saarelainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damballah.
Saarelainen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Saarelainen with a nice cross.
Saarelainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Damballah throws a poor cross that misses
and Damballah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damballah checks a low kick from Saarelainen.
Saarelainen cracks Damballah with a good jab.
Saarelainen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saarelainen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Damballah tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Saarelainen is in Damballah's guard.
Saarelainen won't allow Damballah to get back to his feet.
Saarelainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet but Saarelainen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Saarelainen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Damballah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saarelainen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saarelainen drops back looking for a leg! Damballah is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Damballah manages to kick Saarelainen off! Saarelainen jumps back into Damballah's guard.
Damballah wants to stand up but Saarelainen is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarelainen shoots in and gets a takedown into Damballah's guard.
Damballah wants to stand but Saarelainen is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damballah has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Saarelainen is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saarelainen.
Saarelainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saarelainen gets through Damballah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Damballah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damballah tries a body shot but Saarelainen blocks it.
Saarelainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damballah misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damballah misses with a punch on the inside.
Saarelainen blocks a body shot from Damballah.
Saarelainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damballah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saarelainen drags the fight down to the ground.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Damballah working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Saarelainen looking for a guillotine here but Damballah defends easily.
Damballah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saarelainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Damballah postures up.
Saarelainen is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Damballah rolls with it to try and escape but Saarelainen cranks on the arm and Damballah is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ahti Saarelainen!
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FIGHT
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