Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Trash Fights 19(185 structure)
Date: Feb 24, 2019

#R1#
Roberts punishes Damballah's body with a nice straight punch.
Damballah moves away from the strike by Roberts.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damballah.
Damballah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roberts now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Damballah scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Damballah does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Damballah misses with a double jab.
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
Damballah misses with a double jab.
Damballah throws a right hand that Roberts ducks under and follows up with a left that Roberts also avoids with ease.
And Roberts tries to counter it with a takedown but Damballah pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Damballah tries to bum rush Roberts with a series of wild strikes but Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damballah goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT#
It looks like Max Roberts has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damballah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roberts looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roberts misses with a series of wild punches.
Damballah tries to bum rush Roberts with a series of wild strikes but Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Damballah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Damballah fails to land with a series of punches.
Roberts appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T1##TD2#
Roberts shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Damballah's guard.
Damballah is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Damballah keeps moving.
Roberts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Damballah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Damballah keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
Roberts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet but Roberts is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #ES#
Damballah uses the cage to get back to his feet. #T2#
Roberts slips under a jab.
Damballah bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roberts's head.
Damballah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roberts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Damballah.
Damballah defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roberts.
Damballah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roberts circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts throws a hook but Damballah avoids it easily.
Damballah swinging wildly here.
Damballah fails to land with a series of punches.
Roberts tries a head kick but it misses.
Damballah throws a poor cross that misses
and Roberts counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Damballah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roberts has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Roberts slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Damballah misses with a straight right.
Roberts scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T3#
Damballah throws a head kick that misses #TD2#
and Roberts counters with a nice double leg into side control. Damballah won't be happy with that.
Roberts is looking to take a break and control but Damballah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roberts prevents Damballah from escaping the position.
Damballah is not content to let Roberts control the position.
Roberts prevents Damballah from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roberts wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Damballah, who protects the arm well.
Roberts prevents Damballah from escaping the position.#T4#
Roberts tries to move to full mount but Damballah actually manages to regain half guard.
Damballah pushes Roberts off looking to stand but Roberts dives back in and keeps control. #ES#
Damballah has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Roberts is on him like a limpet, forcing Damballah back against the cage.
Roberts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damballah working aggressively here.
Damballah working aggressively here. #BC2#
Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
Roberts shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Damballah napping and manages to drive through into side control!#ES#
Damballah throws Roberts to one side and escapes!
Roberts cracks a nice hook into Damballah's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberts tests Damballah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roberts dodges the punch combination from Damballah.
Roberts is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Damballah with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Misterioso Damballah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Roberts's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
A lazy left from Damballah finds it's target.
Roberts takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Roberts.
Damballah misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Roberts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roberts stuns Damballah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Damballah misses with a wild combination.
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Damballah. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damballah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roberts moves out of range of the leg kick from Damballah.
Roberts let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Damballah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Damballah scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #T1##TD2#
Roberts fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Damballah sprawls well initially but Roberts persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Damballah is trying to stand. #SUB2#
Damballah is defending against the submission attempts here by Roberts.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet.
Damballah 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.
Roberts wants to control but Damballah is keeping him busy.
Roberts stops Damballah from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
Damballah misses with a combination #TD2#
and Roberts decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Damballah's guard.#ES#
Damballah pushes Roberts off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damballah looks to land a combination but Roberts avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Damballah.
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damballah manages to avoid it.
Damballah throws a series of punches but Roberts avoids them all with ease.
Damballah throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roberts counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roberts is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Damballah rather than just go for the knockout.
Damballah misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Roberts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Damballah throws a lazy head kick #TD2#
and Roberts counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Roberts is keen to just control but Damballah is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Roberts is looking for a kimura but Damballah is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Roberts to get the leverage. #ES#
Damballah pushes Roberts off and gets back to his feet.#T3#
Roberts lands with a cross.
Damballah throws a nice looking combination but Roberts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roberts is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Roberts shoots in but no luck this time.
El Misterioso Damballah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crunch! Damballah slams his shin into Roberts's torso.
Roberts slips a jab and a cross from Damballah.
Damballah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roberts can do to turn this around?
Nice body kick there by Damballah.
A big left from Damballah misses.
Damballah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Damballah misses with a wild combination.
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
Roberts avoids a punch combination nicely. #T4#
Roberts avoids the body shot from Damballah.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Damballah as he jumps to the side.
Damballah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damballah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roberts counters with a stiff right hand.
Damballah throws a head kick but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Damballah scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
El Misterioso Damballah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roberts is defended easily by Damballah.
El Misterioso Damballah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Roberts.
Roberts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Damballah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Roberts dodges the punch combination from Damballah.
Roberts dodges the punch combination from Damballah.
Roberts with the counter takedown but Damballah avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Misterioso Damballah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Roberts'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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Damballah throws a front kick aimed at Roberts's knee but Roberts avoids it well.
Damballah misses with a kick to the body.
Damballah throws a right hand that Roberts ducks under and follows up with a left that Roberts also avoids with ease.
And Roberts tries to counter it with a takedown but Damballah pushes his down on his head and steps out.
El Misterioso Damballah is winning the standup battle so far.
Damballah stalks Roberts and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Roberts's face. Roberts staggers backwards, shaken.
Damballah takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Roberts scores with a hook.
Roberts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roberts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Damballah. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Damballah. Roberts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roberts cracks a nice hook into Damballah's ribs.
Damballah moves out of range as Roberts strikes.
Damballah misses with a combination
and Roberts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts ducks right into an uppercut from Damballah. #T1#
Damballah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damballah backing away here, and Roberts unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Damballah shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damballah.
Damballah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roberts slips a jab and a cross from Damballah.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick and Damballah moves out of range easily.
Damballah lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice sprawl there from Damballah as Roberts shoots in.
Roberts blocks a jab.
Damballah misses with a two punch combination.
Roberts changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Damballah looks to throw the jab but Roberts is out of range.
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2#
Damballah throws a right hand that Roberts ducks under and follows up with a left that Roberts also avoids with ease.
Damballah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damballah slips under a jab from Roberts.
Roberts throws a hook but Damballah avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts slips under a jab.
Damballah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roberts looks to throw the jab but Damballah is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Roberts as he connects with a hook.
Damballah takes one to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Damballah.
A nice side step and Roberts releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Damballah throws out a loose jab but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD2#
Damballah gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Roberts to score an easy takedown into full guard.#ES#
Damballah has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Roberts has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#T3#
A head punch on the inside from Damballah fails to land.
Damballah misses with a punch on the inside.
Damballah working aggressively here.
Roberts is trying to pull guard but Damballah has him pressed against the cage.
Damballah lands an elbow inside that Roberts shrugs off.
Damballah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Damballah fails to land.
Damballah lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roberts or not.
Damballah misses with a body punch. #BC2#
Roberts breaks the clinch.
Damballah throws a right and a left that Roberts avoids nicely.
Damballah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Max Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Damballah throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD2#
and Roberts counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damballah is trying to buck Roberts off.#SUB2#
Roberts is trying to get an arm triangle but Damballah is defending well.
El Misterioso Damballah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roberts trying to control the action but Damballah is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Roberts is trying to get an arm triangle but Damballah is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
El Misterioso Damballah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Damballah has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Misterioso Damballah!
After the fight, El Misterioso Damballah was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Max Roberts was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm a much better fighter than what you seen here, TRUST ME, ill be better next time.'.

Event: Trash Fights 15(185 structure)
Date: Feb 14, 2019

#R1#
Damballah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Porto.
Damballah falls off balance throwing a combination
and Porto counters with a stiff right hand.
Damballah throws a nice head kick!
Nice cross by Damballah.
Damballah misses with a double jab.
Damballah lands a slapping body shot.
Damballah throws a sloppy head kick and Porto moves out of range easily.
Damballah fails to land with a series of punches.
Damballah throws a series of punches but Porto moves out of range.
Damballah misses with a combination #CL#
and Porto moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Damballah lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Porto blocks an uppercut.
Damballah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Porto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Damballah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Porto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Damballah prevents a body shot from Porto. #T1#
Damballah blocking some punches.
Damballah lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Porto.
Damballah lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Alexander Porto has been cut.
Damballah tries a body shot but Porto blocks it.
Porto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Porto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Damballah.
Porto stalling in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Porto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Porto.
Porto scores with a shoulder strike.
Porto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Damballah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Porto tries to throw a body punch but Damballah avoids it by throwing Porto back against the cage.
Damballah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damballah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Porto's elbow. #T2#
Damballah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damballah.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damballah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damballah looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Damballah misses with a body punch.
Damballah takes an elbow to the temple.
Porto working aggressively here.
Porto tries to throw a body punch but Damballah avoids it by throwing Porto back against the cage.
Damballah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Porto backwards.
Porto misses with a body punch.
Damballah swings wildly with an uppercut but Porto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Damballah has a couple of punches blocked by Porto.
Damballah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Damballah fails to land.
Porto is working Damballah over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Damballah as the two fighters clinch.
Damballah pushes off an throws an elbow but Porto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Porto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Porto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Damballah backwards. #T3#
Porto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Porto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Porto misses with a punch on the inside.
Porto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Porto avoiding damage as Damballah throws knees to the body.
Damballah blocks an uppercut.
Porto swings wildly with an uppercut but Damballah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porto lands with a left to the head.
Porto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Porto misses with a punch to the body.
Porto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damballah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Porto blocks it with crossed arms.
Porto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Damballah's defenses.
Porto misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Damballah.
Porto swings wildly with an uppercut but Damballah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Damballah backwards. #T4#
Damballah lands a body shot in the clinch.
Porto misses with a body punch.
Damballah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damballah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Porto looking to stall.
Damballah throws an elbow that misses.
Damballah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Damballah tries a body shot but Porto blocks it.
Porto misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Porto fails to land.
Damballah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damballah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Damballah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Porto throws a punch but it's blocked by Damballah.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Porto lands a right hand.
Porto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Porto dodges an elbow strike from Damballah.
Porto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Porto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but El Misterioso Damballah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Porto'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.
#R2#
No joy there for Damballah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Porto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damballah is looking for the big counter here.
Damballah throws a body punch but Porto moves out of range.
Damballah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Damballah swinging wildly here.
Porto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Damballah! But no joy.
Alexander Porto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Damballah.
Damballah scores with the left hand. Porto knows he should have avoided that one.
Damballah wants to slow Porto down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damballah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Damballah keeps the fight on the outside.
Damballah is looking for the big counter here.
Damballah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Damballah throws a combination. Porto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damballah stalks Porto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Porto's face. Porto staggers backwards, shaken.
Damballah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Porto. #T1#
Damballah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Porto on the side of the head.#CL#
Porto forces Damballah back against the cage and clinches.
Damballah misses with the head strike.
Damballah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damballah blocks an elbow strike.
Porto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Porto avoiding damage as Damballah throws knees to the body.
Damballah blocking some punches.
Porto misses with a punch to the body.
Porto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Damballah prevents a body shot from Porto.
Damballah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damballah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Porto looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Porto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damballah. #T2#
Porto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Damballah backwards.
Damballah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damballah misses with some punches.
Damballah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Porto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Damballah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Porto backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Porto throws an elbow but misses.
Porto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Damballah throws a punch but it's blocked by Porto.
Damballah avoids the elbow strike from Porto, against the cage.
Damballah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Porto throws an elbow but it misses.
Porto lands a hook that snaps the head of Damballah backwards.
Damballah prevents a body shot from Porto.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Porto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Damballah's brow.
Damballah blocks an elbow strike from Porto.
Porto takes a shot to the head.
Damballah lands an elbow inside that Porto shrugs off.
Porto effectively controlling the action here.#T3#
Porto is leaning against Damballah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Porto wants to stall.
Porto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Porto is leaning against Damballah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Damballah gets through Porto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alexander Porto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Damballah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Damballah blocks an uppercut.
Damballah looking to throw knees to the head but Porto is blocking nicely.
Porto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Porto trying to control the position but instead, Damballah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Porto into the cage.
Porto just leaning against Damballah, taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damballah.
Damballah misses with a punch to the body.
Porto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #T4#
Porto blocks an uppercut.
Damballah is leaning against Porto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damballah.
Damballah throws a punch but it's blocked by Porto.
The referee is keeping an eye on Porto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Damballah throws a punch but it's blocked by Porto.
Damballah avoids a wild elbow strike from Porto.
Damballah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Porto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Damballah blocks an elbow strike.
Porto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Damballah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Damballah lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Damballah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damballah landing knees to the head.
Damballah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Porto misses with a body punch.
Porto blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Misterioso Damballah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Porto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Damballah tries a head kick but it misses.
Porto wants to clinch up but Damballah keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Porto closes the distance and pushes Damballah back into the cage.
Damballah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Porto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damballah's elbow.
Damballah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Porto backwards.
Damballah misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Porto.
Damballah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Porto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like El Misterioso Damballah has been cut.
Porto tries to work over Damballah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Porto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damballah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Porto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damballah misses with a punch on the inside.
Porto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damballah misses with a punch on the inside.
Damballah swings wildly with an uppercut but Porto uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Porto.
Damballah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Porto slows down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Damballah.
Damballah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Porto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Porto gets through Damballah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Porto scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damballah.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Damballah blocks the elbow strike.
Damballah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Porto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damballah misses with a knee strike.
Porto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damballah has a couple of punches blocked by Porto. #T2#
Porto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damballah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Porto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Damballah misses with a punch on the inside.
Porto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damballah takes a shot to the head.
Porto misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damballah lands with a light punch inside.
Damballah avoids a wild elbow strike from Porto.
Porto lands a body shot.
Porto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Damballah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Porto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Porto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Porto blocking some punches.
Damballah takes an elbow to the forehead.
Porto lands an elbow that stopped Damballah in his tracks for a moment.
Damballah pushes Porto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Damballah is leaning against Porto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T3#
Damballah has a couple of punches blocked by Porto.
Damballah is leaning against Porto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Damballah avoids a wild elbow strike from Porto.
Porto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Porto throws an elbow that misses.
Damballah tries to throw a body punch but Porto avoids it by throwing Damballah back against the cage.
Porto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damballah's elbow.
Porto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Porto lands with a left to the head.
Damballah throws an elbow that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Porto.
Porto scores with a hook to the body.
Damballah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Porto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Porto avoiding damage.
Damballah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Porto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Porto misses with a punch to the body.
Alexander Porto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Damballah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Porto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damballah's elbow.
Damballah dodges an elbow strike from Porto.
Damballah has a couple of punches blocked by Porto.
Porto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Porto blocks a body shot from Damballah.
Porto tries to work over Damballah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Porto can't find room to land a body shot as Damballah controls the action.
El Misterioso Damballah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Porto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Porto blocks a body shot from Damballah.
Porto throws an elbow but it misses.
Damballah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Damballah takes an elbow to the temple.
Porto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Damballah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Porto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Damballah 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Misterioso Damballah!
El Misterioso Damballah decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: Trash Fights 11(185 structure)
Date: Feb 02, 2019

#R1#
Damballah displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Damballah takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Damballah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #TD#
Butabi dives in and scores a takedown into Damballah's guard.
Butabi prevents Damballah from getting back to his feet.
Butabi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Butabi trying to control but Damballah is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Butabi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Damballah wants to stand up but Butabi is controlling him.
Butabi trying to control but Damballah is working from the bottom.
Damballah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #ES2#
Damballah uses the cage to get back to his feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Damballah has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.#T1#
Damballah cracks Butabi with an open hand slap.
Butabi shoots in for a double leg but Damballah sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Damballah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Butabi circles away quickly and effectively.
Butabi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damballah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damballah is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Butabi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Butabi is looking to clinch.
El Misterioso Damballah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butabi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Damballah.
Damballah misses with a double jab.
Butabi has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Butabi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butabi fails with a takedown attempt.
Damballah throws a head kick that misses.
Damballah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Damballah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damballah throws a series of punches but Butabi avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butabi wants to clinch.
Damballah misses with a few strikes there. #T2#
Butabi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Damballah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Butabi slips a jab and a cross from Damballah.
Butabi swings and misses with a hook to the body. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Butabi. #ES2#
Damballah throws Butabi to one side and escapes!
Butabi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Butabi has a takedown stuffed.
Butabi shoots for a double leg takedown but Damballah sprawls well. He's pushed Butabi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Damballah works the jab nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Damballah stuffs the takedown.
Butabi is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Damballah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Damballah misses with a two punch combination.
Damballah with a hook.
Damballah lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Damballah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damballah swats away the attempt to clinch by Butabi.
Damballah looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Butabi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T3#
Damballah goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Damballah closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Butabi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damballah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Butabi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Damballah tries to bum rush Butabi with a series of wild strikes but Butabi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Butabi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Damballah sprawls and moves away.#CL#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Butabi moves into the clinch.
Butabi has Damballah pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Damballah manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Damballah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Butabi backwards.
Damballah lands with a light punch inside.
Damballah is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Damballah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Butabi's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damballah pushes Butabi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Damballah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Butabi struggles to land a body shot inside as Damballah controls his hands.
Butabi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC#
Butabi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damballah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Damballah's jab looks to have found its range, popping Butabi under the eye.
Damballah lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Damballah.
Damballah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Butabi circles away quickly and effectively.#T4#
Damballah looks to land a combination but Butabi avoids it well.
Damballah swinging wildly here.
Damballah lands a jab-cross combination.
Damballah throws a right hand that Butabi ducks under and follows up with a left that Butabi also avoids with ease.
Butabi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Damballah misses with the combination.
Damballah misses with a two punch combination.
Damballah misses with a head kick.
Damballah lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Butabi backs up against the cage.
Butabi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Damballah circles away quickly and effectively.
Butabi fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butabi shoots in and drives through. Damballah sprawls well.
Damballah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Butabi wants to clinch up but Damballah keeps it at a distance.
Damballah moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Damballah lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Butabi backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Misterioso Damballah dominated that round.
That's time! Butabi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Damballah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #TD#
Butabi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Butabi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Butabi wants to pass the guard but Damballah is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Butabi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Damballah is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Butabi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Damballah manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Butabi tries to work over Damballah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damballah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Butabi blocks a body shot from Damballah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butabi goes for a takedown attempt but Damballah pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Damballah throws a one two combo.
Butabi tries to clinch there but Damballah circles away.
Damballah let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damballah closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Butabi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T1#
Damballah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Butabi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damballah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Butabi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Danga de danga de dang - Damballah scores with a four punch combination!#TD#
Butabi 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. Butabi is in Damballah's guard.#ES2#
Damballah has his feet on Butabi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damballah's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Damballah duly obliges.
Damballah closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Damballah avoids the body shot from Butabi.
Damballah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damballah lands a nice shot to the body.
Butabi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It seemed like Damballah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Butabi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Butabi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Damballah tries to avoid it but Butabi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Damballah to the ground. Damballah escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Damballah works over Butabi's head and body with a nice combination.
Damballah cracks Butabi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Damballah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Damballah leaves Butabi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T2#
Damballah looks to land a combination. Butabi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Butabi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Damballah lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick from Damballah lands but Butabi takes it in his stride.
Damballah lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Damballah scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Damballah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damballah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #TD#
Butabi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Damballah is trying to stand back up but Butabi is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butabi wants to free his trapped foot but Damballah is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Butabi wants to take a breather but Damballah is having none of it.
Damballah is trying to stand up here but Butabi is controlling him well. #T3#
Butabi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Damballah keeps working. #ES2#
Damballah has one foot on Butabi's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Damballah scores with a jab to the body.
Butabi tries to clinch there but Damballah circles away.
Damballah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Butabi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Damballah misses with a few strikes there.
Butabi tries to close the distance and clinch but Damballah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damballah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Butabi on the side of the head.#TD#
Butabi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Damballah tries to kick Butabi off but Butabi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SUB#
Butabi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Damballah has managed to free his arm - good work.
Damballah is trying to stand up here but Butabi is controlling him well. #T4##SUB#
Butabi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB#
Butabi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#ES2#
Damballah kicks off Butabi and gets to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Damballah as Butabi shoots in.
Damballah's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Damballah duly obliges.
Damballah swats away the attempt to clinch by Butabi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damballah stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Damballah wants it to stay on the feet.
Damballah is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Butabi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Damballah but Damballah pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Damballah moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Misterioso Damballah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Damballah lands a jab.
Damballah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Butabi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Butabi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Damballah.
Butabi darts in looking for a takedown but Damballah gets double underhooks and turns Butabi into the cage.
Steve Butabi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damballah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Butabi on the side of the head.
Damballah misses with the combination.
Damballah goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Damballah goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Butabi shoots in and drives through. Damballah sprawls well.
Damballah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damballah lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Damballah.
Damballah swinging wildly here.
Butabi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Butabi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butabi is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Butabi tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Damballah.
Butabi is looking to counter the offense by Damballah and move into the clinch.
Butabi blocks a head kick by Damballah. #T1#
Damballah misses with a head kick.
Damballah throws a right and a left that Butabi avoids nicely. #TD#
Butabi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Butabi working over Damballah with some ground and pound. Damballah looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Butabi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Butabi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Damballah with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Butabi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Butabi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Damballah does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Damballah tries to kick Butabi off but Butabi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Butabi winds up and cracks Damballah with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Damballah is looking to escape.#T2#
Butabi working over Damballah with some ground and pound. Damballah looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Butabi is looking to take a break and control but Damballah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Butabi there. #SUB#
Butabi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Butabi trying to control from half guard but Damballah is working away.
Butabi prevents Damballah from standing back up.
Steve Butabi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!#ES2#
Damballah makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#T3#
Butabi misses with a takedown attempt - Damballah sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL#
Butabi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Damballah, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Damballah.
A short right from Damballah on the inside.
Damballah creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Butabi's defenses.
Damballah lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Damballah.
A short right from Damballah on the inside.
Damballah lands a nice uppercut.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damballah.
A short right from Damballah.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damballah obliges.
Damballah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Damballah unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Damballah works on Butabi's body with a couple of short punches.
Damballah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Damballah.
Damballah lands an uppercut.#T4#
Damballah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Damballah lands a nice elbow.
Damballah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Butabi can't find room to land a body shot as Damballah controls the action.
Damballah lands a nice elbow.
Damballah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #BC#
Butabi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damballah throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
El Misterioso Damballah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Damballah throws a nice looking combination but Butabi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Damballah scores with a three punch combo!
Butabi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Damballah lands with a kick to the temple. Butabi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Damballah lands a head kick. Butabi smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CL#
Butabi pushes Damballah up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butabi.
Damballah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Butabi backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butabi.

And that's the end of the fight!
El Misterioso Damballah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Damballah 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Misterioso Damballah!
El Misterioso Damballah bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: Trash Fights 7 (185 structure)
Date: Jan 20, 2019

#R1#
Damballah's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Damballah duly obliges. #TD2#
Dunn closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Damballah's guard.
Dunn passes Damballah's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dunn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Damballah looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dunn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dunn is trying to control the action in half guard but Damballah is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dunn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Damballah defending well though.
Dunn is keen to just control but Damballah is a slippery customer.
Dunn prevents Damballah from standing back up.
Damballah won't allow Dunn to pass to mount.
Dunn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Damballah is trying to stand up here but Dunn is controlling him well.
Dunn trying to control from half guard but Damballah is working away.
Damballah is trying to stand back up but Dunn is controlling him
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dunn in particular looking to stall.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Damballah goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dunn connects with a right hand. Damballah shakes it off.
A left and a right from Damballah both land. Nice combination. #TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Damballah enables Dunn to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Damballah manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dunn trying to control but Damballah is working from the bottom.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet but Dunn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dunn showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T2#
Dunn landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Damballah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dunn stops Damballah from standing up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunn trying to control but Damballah is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A punch combination from Damballah misses.
El Misterioso Damballah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dunn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Damballah throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dunn on the side of the head. #T3#
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
Damballah throws a hook but Dunn blocks it.
Damballah misses with a wild combination.
Damballah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damballah stalks Dunn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dunn's face. Dunn staggers backwards, shaken.
Damballah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dunn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dunn blocks a head kick by Damballah.
Damballah digs a good hook to Dunn's body.
Dunn misses with a looping right.
Damballah looks to land a left hand but Dunn moved out of range nicely.
Dunn is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
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!
Dunn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damballah misses with a few strikes there.
Damballah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Dunn both land. Nice combination.
Damballah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dunn sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T4#
Damballah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Damballah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunn.
Dunn throws an overhand right that lands on Damballah's shoulder, as Damballah tries to avoid the shot.
Damballah throws a big counter combination but Dunn scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#TD2#
Dunn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dunn trying to control but Damballah is working from the bottom.
Dunn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Damballah being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB2#
Dunn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dunn is stalling in the full guard.
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 El Misterioso Damballah will probably get the nod.
That's time! Damballah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Dunn throws out a loose jab but Damballah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damballah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dunn.
Dunn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Damballah throws the left hand but Dunn avoids the punch easily.
Damballah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dunn throws a jab but it's blocked by Damballah.
Damballah scores with a one two! Dunn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Damballah throws a nice head kick!
Damballah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damballah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dunn.
Nice uppercut lands for Dunn. That snapped Damballah's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dunn duly obliges.
No joy there for Damballah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dunn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Damballah misses.
Damballah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damballah leaves Dunn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T1#
Damballah stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Damballah wants it to stay on the feet.
Dunn looks to land a combination but Damballah avoids it well.
Damballah misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Dunn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dunn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A head kick misses from Damballah.
Damballah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dunn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dunn misses with a hook.
Damballah with a nice cross.
Damballah throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Dunn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Damballah throws the left hand but Dunn avoids the punch easily.#TD2#
Dunn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Damballah!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Check out the look on Dunn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter! #SU2#
Dunn decides to stand up, so the ref orders Damballah to his feet. #T2#
No joy there for Damballah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Damballah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunn with a jab.
Dunn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Damballah pinned against the cage. Damballah gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
El Misterioso Damballah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alastair Dunn.
Left hook, right uppercut from Damballah.
Damballah misses with a wild combination.
Damballah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dunn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dunn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Damballah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dunn can do to turn this around?
Damballah throws an off balance right hand
and Dunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dunn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Damballah looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunn is just out of range.
Dunn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T3#
Damballah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dunn looks for a takedown but Damballah sprawls well.
Dunn thuds his right hand into Damballah's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dunn cracks Damballah with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Damballah goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dunn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dunn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damballah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dunn circles away quickly and effectively.
Dunn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Damballah misses with a jab, cross combination.
El Misterioso Damballah is winning the standup battle so far.
Dunn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damballah defending well as Dunn loads up on a big left hand.
Damballah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Damballah scores with a one two! Dunn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Damballah, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #T4#
Dunn throws a big shot that misses.
Dunn thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Dunn.
As Dunn looks to move away, Damballah throws a big counter combo but Dunn just gets out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Dunn.
Damballah throws a hook but Dunn avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Damballah.
Dunn dodges the punch combination from Damballah.
El Misterioso Damballah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Dunn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Damballah does no damage.
Dunn slips a jab from Damballah.
Dunn misses with a looping right.
Damballah throws a series of punches but Dunn avoids them all with ease.
Dunn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damballah.
Damballah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damballah misses with a double jab.
Dunn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Misterioso Damballah dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Dunn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Damballah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dunn dodges the punch combination from Damballah.
Dunn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Damballah under the eye.
Dunn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Damballah misses with a double jab.
A big left from Damballah misses.
Damballah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunn.
Dunn throws a jab when Damballah was well out of range.
Damballah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunn moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD2#
Oooh a lovely combination from Dunn sends Damballah down but not out. Dunn dives into side control looking to finish. #ROC2#
Damballah is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunn cracks Damballah with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Dunn immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Damballah is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Dunn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alastair Dunn!
A relieved looking Alastair Dunn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Trash Fights 5
Date: Jan 11, 2019

#R1#
Damballah throws a nice looking combination but Perez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Damballah shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Perez eats them both and turns towards Damballah to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Damballah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damballah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damballah scores with a decent looking hook.
Damballah connects with the punch.
Damballah's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Damballah duly obliges. #CUT#
It looks like Pascual Perez has been cut.
Damballah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damballah scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#ROC#
Perez is rocked!#CL2#
Perez clinches.
Perez is still on wobbly legs! Can Damballah finish him?
I was talking to Damballah's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short uppercut from Damballah.
Damballah lands with a short shot to the head.
Damballah unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Perez! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Damballah is unloading with more strikes now! Perez drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Misterioso Damballah!
A less than humble El Misterioso Damballah misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: OFC 396: Bosch vs Murphy II
Date: Dec 29, 2018

#R1#
Damballah moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Damballah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haack counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Damballah! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andre Haack!
Andre Haack seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: OFC 392: Bosch vs Maneno III
Date: Dec 01, 2018

#R1#
Damballah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sigit circles away quickly and effectively.
Damballah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Damballah throws a right hand that Sigit ducks under and follows up with a left that Sigit also avoids with ease.
Damballah throws a right and a left that Sigit avoids nicely.
Sigit half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#TD#
Sigit looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Damballah!
Sigit controls the position from side control.
Damballah is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sigit is putting a hurting on Damballah here, landing some big shots from side control.
Damballah being controlled for a moment.
Sigit working the ground and pound from side control.
Damballah tries to escape but Sigit is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Sigit lands some shots froms side control.
Damballah wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#SUB#
Sigit working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB#
Sigit is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Damballah has escaped the position, nice work there.
Damballah is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sigit is putting a hurting on Damballah here, landing some big shots from side control. #T2#
Sigit lands a decent elbow from side control. #SUB#
Sigit is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Damballah is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sigit 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.
Sigit tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sigit advances nicely into full mount.
Damballah is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sigit connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sigit is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sigit looking to control but Damballah is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sigit cracks Damballah with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sigit won't let Damballah get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. #T3#
Sigit connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Damballah is trying to get back to his feet but can't. #SUB#
Sigit is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Damballah is surviving well by controlling Sigit's body position as best he can.
Damballah takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Damballah is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Damballah taking shots to the head.
Sigit is landing with some decent strikes but Damballah is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#ROC#
Damballah is rocked!
Damballah is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Damballah is still in real trouble! Can Sigit finish him?
Sigit is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Damballah is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Damballah seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sigit lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damballah is really trying hard to get back to his feet. #T4#
A big strike lands for Sigit! That's really hurt Damballah and he's turned his back - Sigit keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Sigit jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Sigit!
A relieved looking The Sigit thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: OFC: Blood Night LVII
Date: Nov 10, 2018

#R1#
Denke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Damballah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Damballah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Denke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damballah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Denke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab, jab by Damballah - just one landing. #CUT2#
It looks like Karl Denke has been cut.
Denke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damballah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Damballah swings for the body but Denke moves out of range.
Denke slips a straight right by Damballah.
Damballah bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Denke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Damballah.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damballah misses with a looping left.
Damballah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Denke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Damballah lands a really nice looking cross but Denke seems unphased.
Damballah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Damballah misses with a body punch
and Denke counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Damballah throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Denke to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Denke has Damballah up against the cage in a clinch.
Denke tries to throw a body punch but Damballah avoids it by throwing Denke back against the cage.
Damballah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Denke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Damballah misses with a body punch.
Denke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damballah's elbow.
Damballah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Denke.
Damballah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Denke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damballah told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Denke blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denke.
Denke struggles to land a body shot inside as Damballah controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Denke.
Damballah prevents a body shot from Denke.
Nice elbow from Denke.
Damballah takes a shot to the head.
Damballah prevents a body shot from Denke.
Denke scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denke pushes off an throws an elbow but Damballah leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Denke managing to block the knees to the body from Damballah. #T2#
Denke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Damballah backwards.
Denke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Denke blocks a body shot from Damballah.
Damballah can't find room to land a body shot as Denke controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Denke.
Damballah looks winded!
Denke tries a body shot but Damballah blocks it.
I was talking to Denke's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Denke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Damballah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damballah takes an elbow to the forehead.
Damballah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Denke lands an elbow that stopped Damballah in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damballah.
Denke lands an elbow inside that Damballah shrugs off.
Denke is leaning against Damballah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Denke on the inside.
Damballah prevents a body shot from Denke.
Damballah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damballah throws a punch but it's blocked by Denke.
Denke blocks an uppercut.
Denke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Denke lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damballah. #T3#
Damballah tries to throw a body punch but Denke avoids it by throwing Damballah back against the cage.
Denke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damballah's elbow.
Denke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damballah misses with the head strike.
Denke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Denke.
Denke lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Denke.
Denke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damballah.
Denke prevents a body shot from Damballah.
Denke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Denke digs a right hand underneath Damballah's ribcage. Damballah let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Denke scores with a hook to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denke. #CUT#
It looks like El Misterioso Damballah has been cut.
Denke can't find room to land a body shot as Damballah controls the action.
Denke stalling in the clinch.
Denke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Denke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#ROC#
Damballah is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damballah takes a shot to the head.
Damballah is still on wobbly legs! Can Denke finish him?
A short left from Denke.
Denke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
Denke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Damballah.
Denke pushes Damballah back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Denke lands an elbow that stopped Damballah in his tracks for a moment.
Denke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Denke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Damballahs head.
Denke creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Damballah with a big uppercut! Damballah tries to clinch up but Denke pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Damballah to the mat! Damballah covers up and Denke unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Karl Denke!
Karl Denke bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: OFC 385: Flight
Date: Oct 27, 2018

#R1#
Strunz slips under a jab.
Strunz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damballah seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Strunz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Damballah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Damballah takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Damballah throws a jab when Strunz was well out of range.
Nice shot lands for Strunz.
Damballah takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Damballah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Damballah looks to land a right hand but Strunz moved out of range.
Strunz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Damballah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damballah misses with an uppercut. Strunz saw that one coming.
Strunz defending well as Damballah loads up on a big left hand.
Strunz scores with a jab to the body.
Strunz scores with a jab to the body.
Strunz tests Damballah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Damballah has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Damballah walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Damballah misses with a straight left.
Strunz tries to move into range but Damballah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T1#
Strunz lands a head shot.
Strunz scores with a decent looking hook.
Damballah lands a slapping body shot.
Damballah thuds a left hand into Strunz's body.
Strunz throws a big shot that misses.
Damballah is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Strunz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Damballah throws a hook but Strunz blocks it.
Strunz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Strunz scores with the left hand. Damballah knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Damballah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Damballah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strunz moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Damballah. Strunz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damballah lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damballah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been told by Damballah's head coaches at whitey's gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Strunz scores with a jab to the head.
Strunz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Damballah at a distance.
Strunz blocks a jab.
Strunz ducks under a wild hook from Damballah.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Strunz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Damballah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Strunz at a distance.
Damballah takes a jab right on the kisser.
Damballah misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Damballah looks to land a left hand but Strunz moved out of range nicely.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strunz scores with a one two! Damballah had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Strunz.
Strunz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Damballah had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Strunz lands with a good body shot.
Strunz lands with an uppercut that bounces Damballah off the cage and back into range.
Damballah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strunz throws out the jab.
Damballah lands with an uppercut that bounces Strunz off the cage and back into range.
Strunz connects with a right hand. Damballah shakes it off.
Damballah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
Strunz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damballah.
Nice shot by Strunz.
Strunz thuds his right hand into Damballah's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Strunz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Strunz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Damballah.
Strunz slips a jab from Damballah.
Strunz lands with an uppercut that bounces Damballah off the cage and back into range.
Damballah throws a jab but it's blocked by Strunz.
Damballah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T3#
Strunz misses with a straight right.
Damballah misses with an uppercut
and Strunz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Damballah looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Strunz lands a body shot.
Damballah walks into a jab.
Damballah tries a low kick but Strunz avoids it.
Damballah throws the left hand but Strunz avoids the punch easily.
Strunz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Damballah.
Strunz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Damballah in his tracks.
Strunz connects with a single shot there.
Damballah throws a jab when Strunz was well out of range.
Damballah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Damballah looks to land a right hand but Strunz moved out of range.
Strunz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Damballah takes one on the button.
A jab lands there for Strunz.
Nice jab there from Strunz.
Strunz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Damballah.
Damballah looks to land a right hand but Strunz moved out of range.
Damballah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Strunz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Damballah's head backwards.
The fighters circling - Strunz throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T4#
Damballah misses with a hook to the body
enabling Strunz to counter with a crisp jab.
Damballah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Strunz lands a jab to the nose.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Strunz.
Damballah throws a big shot that misses.
Strunz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Strunz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Damballah, right into the meat.
Damballah shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Damballah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Strunz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Damballah circles away quickly and effectively.
Strunz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Strunz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Damballah is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Strunz.
Damballah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Damballah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Damballah misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damballah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Damballah misses with a straight left.
A jab lands there for Strunz.
Damballah thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Damballah misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bronko Strunz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
A jab from Damballah does it's job there.
Bronko Strunz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Damballah misses the shot to the body.
Strunz lands a head shot.
Strunz connects with a single shot there.
Strunz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Damballah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Damballah ducks under a wild hook from Strunz.
A big right from Damballah misses.
Strunz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Damballah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Damballah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strunz.
It looked like Damballah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Damballah throws a body punch but Strunz moves out of range.
Strunz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Damballah doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the body from Damballah misses
and Strunz counters with a stiff right hand.
Strunz checks a low kick from Damballah.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strunz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Strunz digs a good hook to Damballah's body.
Jab from Strunz.
Strunz lunges at Damballah with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Damballah's hand.
Strunz throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Damballah misses its target.
Strunz throws an overhand right that lands on Damballah's shoulder, as Damballah tries to avoid the shot.
Strunz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damballah.
Damballah throws a looping overhand right but Strunz ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
The fighters circling - Damballah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice jab there from Damballah.
Strunz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Strunz throws the left hand but Damballah avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Strunz.
Strunz throws a jab but it's blocked by Damballah.
Strunz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strunz moves into range and connects with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Strunz.
Strunz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Strunz moves away from the strike by Damballah.
Damballah lands with a nice body punch.
Damballah misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strunz lands a glancing blow to the side of Damballah's head.
Damballah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Strunz to score with a decent uppercut.
Damballah looks to throw the jab but Strunz is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Strunz there.
Damballah jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T2#
Damballah misses with a hook to the body
and Strunz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strunz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Strunz.
Damballah throws an overhand right that lands on Strunz's shoulder, as Strunz tries to avoid the shot.
Strunz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Damballah on the side of the head.
Strunz scores with a punch to the head.
Damballah looks to land a left hand but Strunz moved out of range nicely.
Strunz lands a jab to the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Damballah might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A cross from Strunz lands.
Damballah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strunz.
Damballah scores with a crisp jab that stopped Strunz in his tracks.
Strunz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Strunz ducks under a wild hook from Damballah.
Strunz jabs Damballah right on the nose. Damballah blinks but takes it well.
Damballah misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Strunz to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Strunz misses.
Damballah just misses with a punch to the body.
Damballah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Damballah throws an off balance right hand
and Strunz counters with a nice body shot.
Damballah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strunz. #T3#
Strunz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Strunz connects with a jab.
Strunz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Damballah connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Strunz scrambles back to his feet.
Strunz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Damballah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Strunz momentarily.
Strunz lands with a right hand.
Strunz slips a straight right by Damballah.
Nice straight punches there by Strunz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Strunz.
Strunz lands a glancing blow to the side of Damballah's head.
Strunz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strunz dips to his left and cracks Damballah with an uppercut!
Damballah looks to land a left hand but Strunz moved out of range nicely.
Strunz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
Damballah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Strunz slips under a jab from Damballah.
Damballah walks into a stiff left hand from Strunz.
Strunz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab lands there for Strunz.#T4#
Damballah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strunz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Damballah.
Damballah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice shot lands for Strunz.
Strunz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strunz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Damballah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Strunz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Strunz scores with the left hand. Damballah knows he should have avoided that one.
Damballah throws the left hand but Strunz avoids the punch easily.
Damballah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Strunz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damballah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Strunz on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damballah stuns Strunz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Strunz scores with the left hand. Damballah knows he should have avoided that one.
Damballah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Damballah misses with a looping left.
Damballah misses with a looping right.
Strunz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bronko Strunz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Strunz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Damballah's head.
A lazy left from Strunz finds it's target.
Strunz takes one on the button.
Strunz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Damballah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strunz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Strunz with a jab.
Strunz lands a really nice looking cross but Damballah seems unphased.
Nice shot lands for Strunz.
Strunz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strunz lands an overhand right.
Damballah throws a lazy right hand but Strunz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Damballah defending well as Strunz loads up on a big left hand.
Strunz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Damballah throws a hook but Strunz avoids it easily.
Damballah throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Strunz crashing down! Strunz tries to stagger back to his feet but Damballah just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Strunz asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Misterioso Damballah!
In his post fight interview, El Misterioso Damballah started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: OFC: Blood Night LVI
Date: Oct 10, 2018

#R1##CL2#
Donkashane closes the distance and pushes Damballah back into the cage.
Damballah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donkashanes head.
Damballah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damballah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donkashane backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Damballah blocks an uppercut.
Donkashane works on Damballah's body with a couple of short punches.#BC2#
Donkashane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donkashane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Damballah to score with a decent uppercut.
Donkashane walks into a jab.
Damballah lands a jab to the head.
Damballah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donkashane.
Donkashane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damballah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damballah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #KD#
Damballah throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Donkashane tumbling to the canvas!#ROC#
Donkashane is rocked!
Damballah trying to control but Donkashane is working from the bottom.
Donkashane is still in real trouble! Can Damballah finish him?#SUB2#
Donkashane is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Damballah is aware though and is defending well.
Donkashane seems to have recovered his senses.
Damballah makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Donkashane keeping full guard, as Damballah tries to pass.
Donkashane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Donkashane is trying to control the position but Damballah postures up. #T1#
Damballah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donkashane is keeping the position for now.
Damballah is looking to work some ground and pound but Donkashane has wrist control.
Damballah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Damballah passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Damballah is looking to take a break and control but Donkashane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Donkashane is looking for a sweep.
Donkashane manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Donkashane wants to get back to full guard.
Donkashane has his hands clasped together around Damballah's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donkashane wants to control but Damballah is keeping busy.
Damballah lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Donkashane is looking to control Damballah's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Donkashane avoid being mounted?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Donkashane tries to roll over but Damballah keeps him under control.
Damballah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Donkashane keeps working. #SUB#
Damballah is looking for a kimura but Donkashane is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Damballah to get the leverage. #SUB#
Damballah is working for a kimura but Donkashane is defending it quite comfortably.
Donkashane is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Damballah's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Damballah's back!
Donkashane lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Donkashane throwing damaging strikes from the back! Damballah could be in trouble here!
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!
Donkashane is trying to stick to Damballah's back but Damballah is turning into Donkashane. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Donkashane's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Damballah.#T3##SUB2#
Donkashane had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Damballah defends it easily.
Damballah wants to pass the guard but Donkashane is keeping the position.
Damballah stopping the sweep attempt from Donkashane.
Donkashane trying to strike off his back.
Donkashane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB2#
Donkashane escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Damballah gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Donkashane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Damballah is looking to work some ground and pound but Donkashane has wrist control.
Damballah trying to control but Donkashane is working from the bottom.
Damballah takes a decent strike to the side of the head. #SUB2#
Donkashane has his foot on Damballah's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Damballah works his way back into a safe position though.#T4#
Damballah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Damballah postures up.
Damballah throwing strikes but missing. #SUB2#
Donkashane is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Damballah is aware though and is defending well.
Damballah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Damballah throwing strikes from guard but Donkashane blocks nicely.
Damballah lands a couple of elbows.
Donkashane is trying to keep Damballah in close.
Damballah passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The strikes coming from Damballah are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Donkashane tries to bench press Damballah off him but Damballah keeps the position.
Donkashane is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Damballah's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Damballah slips a nice elbow through Donkashane's hands, connecting with Donkashane's forehead.
Donkashane is trying to control but can't.
Donkashane throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Misterioso Damballah dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Damballah misses with an uppercut.
Damballah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CL2#
Donkashane drives through and clinches with Damballah against the cage.
Donkashane misses with some punches.
Damballah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Damballah lands with a right to the head.
Donkashane can't find room to land a body shot as Damballah controls the action.
A short right from Damballah.
Damballah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Damballah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Donkashane backwards.
Damballah lands a shoulder strike.
Damballah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donkashane can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Damballah. #BC2#
Donkashane manages to break the clinch.
Damballah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donkashane.
Nice body punch from Damballah.
Damballah lands with a shot to the body.
Damballah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donkashane is breathing heavily.
Damballah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Donkashane 's head but he takes it in his stride.#KD#
Oh, that's a big right hand from Damballah and Donkashane goes tumbling to the canvas! Damballah follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard. #T1#
Damballah passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Donkashane!
Donkashane sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Damballah works his way into side control.
Damballah postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Donkashane manages to work his way to half guard, despite Damballah's best efforts.
Donkashane makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Donkashane.
Damballah content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Donkashane keeping moving, preventing Damballah from controlling successfully.
Damballah postures up in Donkashane's guard and throws a big left but Donkashane blocks it.
Donkashane is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Damballah has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Donkashane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
El Misterioso Damballah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Damballah trying to control the position from guard on top but Donkashane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damballah landing with the ground and pound.
Damballah keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Donkashane's head.
Damballah stays in close to Donkashane's body and controls the position.
Damballah stopping the sweep attempt from Donkashane.
Damballah works over Donkashane with some ground and pound from guard.#SUB2#
Donkashane escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Damballah gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Donkashane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Damballah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Damballah is working hard here to advance position.
Damballah won't allow Donkashane to sweep him here. #T3#
Donkashane can't keep his opponent in guard - Damballah advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Donkashane is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Damballah scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB#
Damballah seems to be working for a kimura but Donkashane defends the submission attempt.
Donkashane trying to control here.
Donkashane is looking to improve his position.
Donkashane misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Damballah looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB#
Damballah wants to work for an arm triangle but Donkashane is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Donkashane is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Damballah pulls his head out easily.
Damballah wants to control but Donkashane is keeping him busy. #T4#
Damballah drops an elbow to the side of Donkashane's head.
Donkashane wants to control but Damballah is keeping busy. #SUB#
Damballah wants to work for an arm triangle but Donkashane is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Donkashane is trying to maintain the position but Damballah is very close to passing his half guard.
Donkashane wants to improve his position but Damballah is controlling well.
Donkashane moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Damballah looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Donkashane looking to control.
Donkashane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Damballah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Misterioso Damballah dominated that second round.
That's time! Damballah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Donkashane tries to clinch there but Damballah circles away.
Donkashane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Damballah dips to his left and cracks Donkashane with an uppercut!
Rascal Donkashane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donkashane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donkashane stuns Damballah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donkashane tries to clinch there but Damballah circles away.
Donkashane wants to clinch.
Damballah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damballah drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Donkashane right on the button. Donkashane goes down! Damballah follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Damballah gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Misterioso Damballah!
A less than humble El Misterioso Damballah misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: OFC 379: Hawk vs Jeffries
Date: Sep 26, 2018

#R1#
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Damballah.#CL2#
Damballah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Damballah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Storm to keep the fight standing.
Storm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Storm takes a shot to the head.
Damballah is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Storm gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Storm lands a shot to the body.#BC#
Storm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Damballah throws an off balance right hand
and Storm counters with a nice low kick that buckles Damballah's knee momentarily.
Damballah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damballah tries to clinch there but Storm circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Damballah.
Corban Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Misterioso Damballah.
Damballah takes a body punch but keeps moving. #CL2#
Damballah instigates a clinch.
Damballah tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Damballah jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Storm walks away with a smile on his face. Damballah gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Storm lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damballah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A solid leg kick lands there for Storm.
Damballah throws a hook but Storm blocks it.#T1#
A good leg kick by Storm.
Storm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Damballah circles away quickly and effectively.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Damballah.
Storm thows a body kick. Damballah tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Damballah. Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Storm seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Damballah gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Storm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Storm scores with a hook to the body. Damballah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Damballah shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Storm as he jumps to the side.
Storm connects with an inside leg kick.
Storm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Damballah.
Storm sizes up Damballah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Storm. Beautiful body shot.
Damballah takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Storm lands with a hook. Damballah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Damballah just misses with a punch to the body.
Damballah misses with a straight right.
Storm is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Storm shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Damballah eats them both and turns towards Storm to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Storm ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Storm connects with a looping right hand. #T2#
Storm lands with a kick to the ribs.
Damballah misses with a straight right.
Damballah takes one to the chin there.
Storm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Damballah. That did some damage!
Storm has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Damballah goes for a double leg but Storm avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Storm continues to drive forward.
Storm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Damballah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Storm is looking to wear down Damballah with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#TD2#
Damballah closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Storm quickly recovers to half guard.
Damballah looks winded!
Storm is trying to get back to full guard.
Storm is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Damballah's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Damballah's back!
Damballah covers up after that shot from Storm.
Storm scores with punches to the body.
Storm punishes Damballah with strikes from the back mount.
Storm 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.
Storm scores with strikes from the back.
Storm is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Storm gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Storm gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Storm apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Damballah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Damballah blocks the body kick. #T3#
Damballah tries to clinch but Storm moves out of range.
It looked like Storm was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Damballah swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Damballah.
Storm misses with an attempted mid kick.
Damballah doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Storm fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Storm moves out of range as Damballah strikes.
Damballah looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Damballah there.
A right-left combo lands from Damballah.
Damballah misses with an uppercut. Storm saw that one coming.
Storm lands a nice looking body kick.
Storm connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Damballah momentarily.
Damballah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Storm connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Damballah scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Damballah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Storm closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Damballah shoots in for a takedown but Storm shows good takedown defense.
Damballah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Storm lands a front kick.
A big right from Damballah misses.
Storm half committed to a counter leg kick.
Storm works over Damballah's head and body with a nice combination.
Damballah tries to score a power double leg takedown but Storm sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Damballah somewhat.#T4#
Damballah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Damballah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab, jab by Storm - just one landing.
Damballah throws a hook to the side of Storm's head but Storm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Damballah walks into a stiff left hand from Storm.
Storm jabs Damballah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Storm slips under a jab from Damballah.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Damballah avoids the body shot from Storm.
Damballah misses with an uppercut.
Storm clobbers Damballah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Storm slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Damballah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Storm scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Damballah doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damballah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Storm half committed to a counter leg kick.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Damballah.
Damballah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Storm lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corban Storm dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Storm darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Damballah is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Storm scores with a jab to the body.
Storm is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Storm takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Storm misses the shot to the body.
Storm slips under a jab.
Damballah throws a head kick that misses
and Storm counters with a three punch combo that has Damballah backing up. Damballah nods at Storm to acknowledge the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Storm.
Storm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Storm connects with a body shot that sends Damballah's belly button to the back.
Both fighters circling a little - Storm finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Corban Storm is winning the standup battle so far.
Damballah throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Storm's waist but Storm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Damballah off to one side.
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!
Damballah shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Storm but Storm pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Storm misses with the combination.
Storm lands an overhand right.
Damballah just misses with a punch to the body.
Damballah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Storm can pounce on him.
Damballah tries to clinch but Storm is having none of it. #T1#
Damballah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Storm connects with a looping right hand.
Storm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Damballah.
A solid leg kick lands there for Storm.
Damballah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Damballah misses with a right hand
and Storm counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Damballah takes a swing at Storm's ribcage but misses.
Damballah's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Damballah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Storm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body kick from Storm.
Damballah just misses with a punch to the body.
Storm takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Damballah has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Storm.
Damballah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Damballah is breathing heavily.
Storm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damballah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Storm lands with a right hand.
Storm misses with a wild combination.
Storm avoids the head kick by Damballah.
Storm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Damballah can do to turn this around?
Damballah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Storm leaves Damballah with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Corban Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Misterioso Damballah.#T2#
Damballah takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Storm feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Damballahs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Damballah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Damballah misses with a hook. Storm ducked under it nicely.
Storm throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Storm scores with a nice head shot.
Storm just misses with a punch to the body. #TD2#
Damballah gets a takedown into half guard.
Storm gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damballah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Damballah preventing the sweep. #T3#
Damballah trying to control but Storm is working from the bottom.
Storm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damballah is one step ahead there.
Damballah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Damballah throwing strikes but missing.
Damballah's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Damballah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Storm is on top in guard. #REVR#
Storm tries to free his leg and advance position but Damballah is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Storm got a little sloppy there for a moment and Damballah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Storm has managed to get both his arms back between Damballah's legs - danger averted.
Damballah wants to sweep but no luck. #T4#
Damballah keeping moving, preventing Storm from controlling successfully.
Storm chips away with some ground and pound.
Storm landing with the ground and pound.
Storm will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Damballah wants to sweep but no luck.
Storm stands up over Damballah, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Storm is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Storm scoring with some ground and pound.
Damballah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Storm with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Damballah is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Storm distracts Damballah with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corban Storm dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Storm lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Damballah darts in looking for a takedown but Storm gets double underhooks and turns Damballah into the cage.
Storm lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Storm lands with a right hand.
Damballah misses with a head kick.
Storm lands a nice looking kick to the body. Damballah takes a step back to recover.
Storm lands a leg kick that knocks Damballah off balance momentarily.
Storm bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Storm stuns Damballah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Damballah just misses with a punch to the body.
Damballah misses with a takedown attempt - Storm sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Damballah walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm scores with a nice head shot.
Storm cracks Damballah with a good jab.#ROC#
Damballah is rocked!#CL2#
Damballah moves into the clinch.
Damballah is still on wobbly legs! Can Storm finish him?
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Damballah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Storm digs a right hand underneath Damballah's ribcage. Damballah let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Damballah seems to have recovered his senses.
Damballah has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T1##BC#
Storm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damballah shoots in looking for a takedown but Storm manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Damballah's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Corban Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Misterioso Damballah.
Damballah takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Damballah throws a hook but Storm blocks it.
Damballah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Storm lands a front kick.
Storm punishes Damballah's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Storm. That snapped Damballah's head back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Storm. That's going to slow Damballah down.
Storm with a nice cross.
Damballah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Storm connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Damballah scrambles back to his feet.
Corban Storm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Storm fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice body kick there by Storm.
A thudding body kick lands there by Storm!
Storm feints and then cracks Damballah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Damballah down.
Storm scores with a jab. Damballah acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Damballah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Storm with a nice cross.
Damballah misses with a takedown attempt - Storm sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#T2#
Damballah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crunch! Storm slams his shin into Damballah's torso.
Damballah tries for a takedown but Storm sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Storm lands a jab-cross combination.
Storm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Damballah.
Storm lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Storm lands a jab to Damballah's midsection.
Damballah shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Storm defends it nicely.
Damballah takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Damballah shoots in but Storm avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Storm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Damballah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Storm just misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Storm scores with a sloppy right hand. Damballah should have avoided that one.
Storm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Damballah.
Damballah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Storm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Storm connects with the punch.
Damballah takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Storm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Damballah takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Damballah.
Jab by Storm.
Damballah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Storm can pounce on him.
Storm lands a nice looking kick to the body. Damballah takes a step back to recover.
Damballah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Damballah fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Damballah lands with a right hand.
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!
Damballah misses with a body shot.
Storm swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Damballah takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL2#
Damballah takes the fight into the clinch.
Corban Storm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Damballah misses with a punch to the body.
Damballah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Storm avoids it.
Damballah tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Storm just stands there and leans against the cage.
Damballah is working for takedown but Storm is calmly controlling the position for now.
Damballah misses with a punch to the body.
Storm lands a nice uppercut.
Storm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
El Misterioso Damballah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damballah jumps guard but Storm turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Storm.
Storm working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Storm.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Storm throws a head punch that misses.
Storm can't find room to land a body shot as Damballah controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Storm.
Damballah lands a nice shot to the body.
Damballah tries to land knees in the clinch but Storm avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corban Storm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Storm has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corban Storm!
Corban Storm bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: OFC: Blood Night LV
Date: Sep 15, 2018

#R1#
Damballah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damballah walks into a stiff left hand from Maul.
Damballah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick from Maul misses. #TD#
Damballah closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Maul did well to prevent Damballah getting side control.
Damballah is trying to control the action in half guard but Maul is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Maul is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Damballah's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Damballah's back!
Maul is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Maul missing with strikes.
Maul throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Damballah is trapped and Maul is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maul struggling to land strikes to the head as Damballah covers up.
Maul has the hooks in. Damballah is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Damballah has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Maul.
Maul is hanging on to Damballah's back as he tries to escape.
Damballah takes a big shot to the side of the head. #T1#
Maul punches the canvas rather than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damballah is in bad spot here.
Maul gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
I really don't envy Damballah right now.
Maul landing with strikes.
Maul misses with a punch to the head.
Damballah staying busy and making it hard for Maul to control.
Maul has the hooks in. Damballah is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #SUB2#
Maul working for a choke but Damballah is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maul is looking to control Damballah but Damballah is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Maul is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Damballah. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Damballah is trying to break free.
Maul scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Damballah is looking for a way out. #T2#
Maul controls the position.
Damballah rolls, trying to escape but Maul keeps control of the position.
Maul trying to control.
Can Damballah hold on?! Maul is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Damballah tries to escape the position.
Maul scores with strikes from the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is taking a good look at Damballah as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Maul!
Damballah is trying to break free.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Maul's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke. #T3#
Damballah avoids the strikes from Maul.
Maul somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Maul's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Maul has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Damballah.
Maul missing with punches from the back.
Maul is not going to allow Damballah to sit and survive in this position.
Maul is trying to stick to Damballah's back but Damballah is turning into Maul. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Maul's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Damballah.
Damballah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maul wants to sweep here but Damballah controlling him for the moment.
Damballah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maul is keeping the position for now.
Maul lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Damballah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T4#
Maul lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Maul stands up over Damballah, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Maul throws a big right hand that misses.
Maul won't allow Damballah to sweep him here.
Damballah keeping moving, preventing Maul from controlling successfully.
Maul preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Damballah looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Maul passes into half guard.
Maul trying to control the action but Damballah is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damballah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maul trying to mount his opponent but Damballah defends it.
Maul prevents Damballah from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Maul dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Damballah walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maul misses with a wild body shot.
Damballah lands a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maul slips a straight right by Damballah.
Maul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maul! But no joy.
Maul moves away from the strike by Damballah.
Damballah throws a jab when Maul was well out of range.
Maul has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Maul clinches with his opponent.
Damballah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #TD#
Damballah decides to pull guard. #SUB#
Damballah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maul gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Damballah working for a triangle but Maul defends it easily.
Damballah wants to sweep but no luck.
Paul Maul has got the better of the ground game so far.#T1#
Maul works over Damballah with some ground and pound from guard.#SUB#
Damballah is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maul is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Damballah is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maul defends well.
Damballah keeping moving, preventing Maul from controlling successfully.
Maul is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Maul works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Damballah tries to roll over but Maul keeps him under control.
Maul trying to control the action but Damballah is working from the bottom.
Damballah trying to control from the bottom. #SU2#
Maul stands up out of the half guard. #T2#
Damballah fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Damballah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#TD2#
Maul is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Damballah's half guard.
Damballah avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maul.
Maul is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Maul scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Damballah manages to get to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Damballah looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Maul is defending well. Damballah quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Maul has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Damballah celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). El Misterioso Damballah!
El Misterioso Damballah bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: OFC: Blood Night LIV
Date: Aug 22, 2018

#R1#
Sackrider ducks under a wild hook from Damballah.
Sackrider appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sackrider avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL#
Damballah moves into range and clinches up with Sackrider.
We've been informed that Sackrider has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Damballah blocking some punches.
Sackrider lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sackrider lands a hook that snaps the head of Damballah backwards.
Damballah is trying to pull guard but Sackrider turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC2#
Sackrider pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sackrider scores with the left hand. Damballah knows he should have avoided that one.
Sackrider lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Damballah cracks Sackrider with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Damballah closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sackrider counters with a low kick, right behind Damballah 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damballah takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#TD#
Damballah throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sackrider was covering up waiting for the punch and Damballah finishes the takedown easily into guard. #ES2#
Sackrider manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sackrider moves away from the strike by Damballah. #T1#
Sackrider uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sackrider lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sackrider lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Damballah just misses with a punch to the body.
Sackrider scores with a nice right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sackrider, as that shot connected. #ROC2#
Damballah is rocked!
Sackrider scores with a body shot.
Oh Damballah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Damballah shoots in but no luck this time.
Damballah seems to have got his legs back now.
Damballah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sackrider drops Damballah with a straight right hand, right on the button! Sackrider follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Sackrider!
After winning the bout, Kyle Sackrider thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: DUEL#171 Lafayette vs Denke
Date: Aug 04, 2018

#R1#
Damballah tests Reilly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab lands there for Damballah.
Reilly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reilly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reilly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Damballah digs a good hook to Reilly's body.
Damballah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Damballah lands with a good body shot.
Damballah misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damballah swings for the body but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Damballah manages to circle out of the way.
Damballah lands with a nice body punch. #CL#
Reilly moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Damballah pulls guard effortlessly.
Damballah manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reilly manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Reilly is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T1#
Damballah looking to sit in guard and control but Reilly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Reilly trying to control the position from guard on top but Damballah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Damballah working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Reilly has passed into half guard!
Still in half guard, Reilly seems content to control.#T2#
Reilly's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Damballah looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SUB#
Damballah is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Reilly has latched onto it... Big trouble! Reilly pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Damballah is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Reilly!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Reilly!
Frank Reilly seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: DUEL#169 Lafayette vs Sigit
Date: Jul 14, 2018

#R1#
Damballah 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.
A slapping body kick lands there for Murphy.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Damballah off balance momentarily.
Damballah tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murphy counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Damballah if he has to take too many more of those.
Murphy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Damballah ducks right into an uppercut from Murphy.
Murphy digs a good body shot into Damballah's ribs.#CL#
Damballah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Damballah avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy is leaning against Damballah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Murphy.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Damballah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Murphy avoiding damage as Damballah throws knees to the body.
Damballah misses with some punches. #T1#
Murphy tries to work over Damballah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damballah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damballah blocking some punches.
Damballah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body.#TD#
Damballah pulls guard successfully. #SUB#
Damballah working for a triangle but Murphy defends it easily. #SUB#
Damballah isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Murphy stacks Damballah on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Murphy!
Damballah tries to improve position but can't. #T2#
Murphy has control of an arm but Damballah manages to advance to Murphy's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Damballah.#SUB#
Murphy defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Damballah's arms.
Damballah thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Murphy covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Damballah seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Damballah thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Murphy finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes. #T3#
Damballah wants to control the pace but Murphy is squirming around nicely.
Damballah looking to ground and pound but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Murphy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Damballah wants to control the action but instead Murphy gets a body lock and reverses into Damballah's guard! Nice work!
Damballah wants to sweep here but Murphy controlling him for the moment.
Murphy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Damballah is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB#
Damballah throws his legs up looking for a submission but Murphy uses it to pass to side control. #T4#
Damballah tries to bench press Murphy off him but Murphy keeps the position.
Damballah looks to move to half guard but instead Murphy has passed into mount! Damn!
Damballah is in all sorts of trouble here.
Murphy content just to control the position here.
Murphy tries to control but Damballah wriggling away.
Murphy controlling his opponent.
Damballah is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tobias Murphy dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Damballah moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Murphy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tobias Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damballah moves away.
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Damballah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
letting Damballah counter with a right hand.
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Damballah.
Murphy misses with a hook
and Damballah counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Murphy.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Murphy clobbers Damballah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murphy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damballah looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.#T1#
Damballah scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Damballah is out of range.
Damballah looks for a takedown but Murphy sprawls well.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy lands a really nice looking cross but Damballah seems unphased.
Damballah connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murphy. Murphy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murphy works Damballah's body with a nice hook.
Murphy lands with a nice body punch.
Murphy defending well as Damballah loads up on a big left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murphy.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murphy, right into the meat. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy scores with a leg kick.
Damballah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Damballah checks a low kick from Murphy.
Damballah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Damballah scores with a nice head shot.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. Damballah looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Damballah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Damballah.
Murphy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Damballah looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murphy is fending him off so far but Damballah persists. Nope, Murphy circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice uppercut there from Murphy.#T3#
Damballah tries to bum rush Murphy with a series of wild strikes but Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damballah was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Damballah counters with a nice body shot.
Damballah shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murphy defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Misterioso Damballah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murphy.
Damballah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Damballah sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T4#
Damballah throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Murphy. That snapped Damballah's head back.
Damballah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murphy.
Murphy throws a hook but Damballah blocks it.#TD#
Damballah shoots in and gets a takedown into Murphy's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy wants to stand but Damballah is controlling the position.
Damballah throwing strikes but missing.
Murphy controlling Damballah's posture.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Damballah from controlling successfully.
Damballah looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tobias Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Damballah misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murphy.
Murphy tests Damballah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Damballah stalks Murphy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murphy's face. Murphy staggers backwards, shaken.
Murphy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murphy wants it to stay on the feet.
Murphy scores with a leg kick.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Damballah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damballah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Left hook, right uppercut from Damballah.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy scores with a nice body kick.
Damballah fails with the takedown
and Murphy counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Damballah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Damballah takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Murphy finds it's way through Damballah's defenses.
Murphy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murphy. That's going to slow Damballah down.
Murphy throws a leg kick which misses Damballah's front leg but catches the back leg as Damballah tries to avoid it.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tobias Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy misses with a jab to the body
and Damballah counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Damballah's sensitive parts.
Damballah changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murphy tries to avoid it but Damballah manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murphy to the ground. Murphy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Misterioso Damballah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Damballah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy lunges at Damballah with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Damballah's hand.
Murphy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Murphy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murphy with a nice cross.
Damballah tries to clinch up.
Murphy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murphy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Murphy. Damballah shrugs it off though.
Damballah throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy connects with a looping right hand.
Damballah loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Murphy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#T3#
Murphy scores with a push kick.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Damballah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murphy throws a push kick but Damballah slaps the foot to one side.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy connects with an inside leg kick.
Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
Damballah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murphy throws a front kick aimed at Damballah's knee but Damballah avoids it well.
Murphy throws a low kick but Damballah avoids it.
Damballah appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Murphy. That snapped Damballah's head back.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damballah moves away.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tobias Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.
Damballah will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Murphy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murphy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy takes a swing at Damballah's ribcage but misses.
Murphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murphy throws a front kick that sends Damballah stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Damballah - just one landing.
Murphy digs a good body shot into Damballah's ribs.
That kick from Murphy tenderised Damballah's leg. Damballah is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murphy scores with a spinning back kick!
Damballah lands an overhand right.
El Misterioso Damballah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damballah tries to counter by clinching up but Murphy breaks away and moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Murphy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Murphy!
Tobias Murphy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: DUEL#165 Lafayette vs Denke
Date: Jun 23, 2018

#R1#
Strunz connects with an inside leg kick.
Damballah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Damballah scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Damballah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strunz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Strunz is looking to score with low kicks.
Damballah throws a body shot but no joy.
Strunz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damballah tries to clinch there but Strunz circles away.
The crowd cheers as Strunz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Damballah doesn't seem phased though.
Strunz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#TD2#
Damballah shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Strunz is trying to defend but Damballah finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, if Damballah is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Strunz wants to get back to full guard.
Damballah missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T1#
Strunz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Damballah seems to be looking for submissions.
Damballah prevents Strunz from improving his position.
Damballah working over Strunz with some ground and pound. Strunz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Strunz wants to get back to full guard.
Strunz gets back to full guard.
Strunz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Strunz has momentary wrist control but Damballah slips an elbow through the middle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Strunz is on top in guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Damballah is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Strunz defends well.#SUB2#
Damballah throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T2#
Damballah is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Strunz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB2#
Damballah is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Strunz has his hands clasped together but Damballah extends and breaks Strunz's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Damballah.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). El Misterioso Damballah!
El Misterioso Damballah bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: DFN#45 Barrera vs Bang
Date: Jun 09, 2018

#R1##CL#
Damballah has managed to clinch. #TD2#
Nomo manages to pull guard.
Damballah trying to control but Nomo is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nomo is on top in guard. #REVB#
Nomo wants to control from the top but Damballah keeps moving.
Nomo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nomo with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damballah tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
Damballah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nomo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Damballah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nomo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Nomo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Damballah working a defensive guard but Nomo passes into half guard.
Nomo prevents Damballah from improving his position.
Damballah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Damballah manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nomo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB#
Damballah looking for a guillotine here but Nomo defends easily.
Nomo controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Nomo postures up. #SUB#
Damballah is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Nomo frees his head nicely. Oh but Damballah has switched to an armbar! Nomo is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). El Misterioso Damballah!
El Misterioso Damballah bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: DUEL#158 Kuchar vs Ajax
Date: May 26, 2018

#R1##CL#
Turner gets tackled into the cage by Damballah. Damballah maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turner has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Damballah fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Turner avoids it really well and circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Damballah or perhaps it was just good defense by Turner, which made it look bad.
Damballah cracks a nice hook into Turner's ribs.
Jab from Turner.
Damballah misses the jab.
No joy there for Damballah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turner tries to clinch but Damballah is having none of it.
Damballah's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Damballah duly obliges.
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
Damballah throws a right hand that Turner ducks under and follows up with a left that Turner also avoids with ease.
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!#TD#
Turner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Damballah to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner pulls Damballah in close to his closed guard and prevents Damballah from doing any damage or advancing position.
Damballah throwing strikes from guard but Turner blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Damballah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Damballah working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Turner's head.
Turner is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Damballah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Damballah trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Damballah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Turner controlling Damballah's posture.
Damballah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Damballah throws a big right hand that misses. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Damballah working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #ES2#
Turner has his feet on Damballah's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #CL2#
Turner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Damballah tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Misterioso Damballah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damballah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Damballah jumps guard but Turner stands there with Damballah around his waist. Damballah gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Damballah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Damballah tries to pull guard but Turner forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Turner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Damballah backwards. #BC2#
Turner breaks from the clinch.
Damballah swats away the attempt to clinch by Turner.
A big right from Turner misses.
Damballah has a takedown stuffed.
Turner doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Turner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Damballah.
Damballah misses with a takedown attempt - Turner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#T3##CL#
Damballah moves into the clinch successfully. #BC2#
Turner breaks from the clinch.
Damballah shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Turner sprawls well. Turner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Damballah gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Turner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Damballah walks into a jab.
Turner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#TD#
Damballah drives through with a takedown into Turner's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Turner seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Damballah throws an elbow that misses. Turner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Damballah's guard. Nice move by Turner!#REVB#
Turner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB#
Damballah had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Turner defends it easily.
Turner postures up in Damballah's guard and throws a big left but Damballah blocks it. #T4#
Turner scoring with some ground and pound.
Turner with a nice head shot there.
Damballah looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Turner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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!
Turner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Turner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Turner connects with a couple of short punches.
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 El Misterioso Damballah will probably get the nod.
That's time! Damballah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
No luck for Damballah with that takedown attempt.
Turner wants to clinch up but Damballah keeps it at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Damballah.
El Misterioso Damballah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damballah lands a two punch combo.
Turner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Turner slips a jab and a cross from Damballah.
A countering left hand to the body from Turner misses.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damballah. #CL2#
Turner moves into the clinch successfully.
Damballah lands an uppercut.#TD#
Damballah manages to pull guard.
Turner is in close to Damballah's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner scoring with some ground and pound.
Turner wants to control from the top but Damballah keeps moving.
Turner postures up in Damballah's guard and throws a big left but Damballah blocks it.
Damballah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Turner trying to control but Damballah is working from the bottom.
Damballah wants to sweep here but Turner controlling him for the moment. #T1##SUB#
Turner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Damballah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Turner has managed to get both his arms back between Damballah's legs - danger averted.
Turner works over Damballah with some ground and pound from guard.
Turner with a nice head shot there.
Turner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Turner wants to pass the guard but Damballah is keeping the position.
Turner landing with the ground and pound.
Damballah is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Turner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Turner wants to control from the top but Damballah keeps moving.
Turner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Damballah bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turner's guard. #REVR#
Turner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
El Misterioso Damballah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Damballah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Turner throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Damballah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Damballah working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Turner wants to sweep but no luck.
Turner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Damballah scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Damballah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T3#
Turner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Damballah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Turner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Damballah is fighting to break Turner's control of his arms but Turner is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Damballah wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.
Damballah is looking to work some ground and pound but Turner has wrist control.
Damballah is looking to work some ground and pound but Turner has wrist control.
Damballah throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB2#
Turner is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Damballah is aware though and is defending well.
Damballah trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turner trying to control the position here. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Damballah cracks Turner with a solid left hand.
Turner looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Damballah content to stall in guard here.
Damballah trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL#
Damballah takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Turner scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Misterioso Damballah dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
#R3#
Damballah will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Damballah shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Turner sprawls well. Turner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Damballah gets slowly back to his feet.
Damballah misses with a body shot.
Turner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Damballah in his tracks.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Turner gets a clinch. #TD#
Damballah manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Damballah manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Turner manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Turner keeping moving, preventing Damballah from controlling successfully.
Turner lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Damballah is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Turner is aware though and is defending well.
Turner lands a couple of digs.#T1#
Turner postures up and lands a big shot to Damballah's brow.
Damballah has momentary wrist control but Turner slips an elbow through the middle.
Damballah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Turner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Turner connects with a couple of short punches.#ROC2#
Damballah is rocked!
Turner cracks Damballah with a solid left hand.
Oh Damballah is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Turner advances to half guard.
Damballah is trying to get back to full guard.
Damballah seems to have got his legs back now.
Turner scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T2#
Turner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Turner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Turner.
Turner is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Damballah is hurt! He's hurt bad - Turner fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Damballah from any more punishment! Congratulations to Turner! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Turner!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ben Turner thanked Red Light Coffeeshop for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: CEFC 287
Date: May 05, 2018

#R1##CL2#
Page fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Damballah, pushing him back against the cage.
Page throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Page blocks a body shot from Damballah.
Damballah lands a nice shot to the body.
Page throws an elbow but it's blocked. #BC2#
Page's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Page drops his hands momentarily and Damballah takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CL2#
Page moves into range and clinches up with Damballah.
Page pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Damballah misses with a body punch. #TD#
Damballah drags the fight down to the ground. #SUB#
Damballah working for a triangle but Page defends it easily.
Page wants to pass the guard but Damballah is keeping the position.
Damballah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Damballah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Page with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
Page trying to control but Damballah is working from the bottom.
Damballah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Page trying to control but Damballah is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Page avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Page's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Page throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Damballah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Page postures up.
Damballah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Damballah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Page is one step ahead there.
Page working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Page trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Damballah trying to keep a closed guard but Page is proving a slippery customer.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Damballah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Page throws a big elbow that misses.
Page must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Page postures up in Damballah's guard and throws a big left but Damballah blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Page with a flurry of punches that miss.
Page postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB#
Damballah working for a triangle but Page defends it easily. #SUB#
Damballah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Page gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Page controls from within his opponent's guard.
Damballah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Page lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB#
Damballah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Page gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T3#
Page lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Page missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Damballah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Page trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Page loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB#
Damballah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB#
Damballah throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB#
Damballah is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Page defends well.
Page with a flurry of punches that miss. #T4#
Damballah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Page.
Page is looking to work some ground and pound but Damballah has wrist control.
Page working some strikes from top position.
Damballah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Page throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Page trying to control but Damballah is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Damballah is on top in guard. #REVR#
Page tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Damballah passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Check out the look on Damballah's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damballah 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.
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 El Misterioso Damballah will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Page 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 Damballah has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Damballah and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#CL2#
Page drives through and clinches with Damballah against the cage. #TD#
Damballah ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Damballah no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB#
Damballah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Page gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Page throws a big right hand that misses.
Page pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Damballah is keeping the position for now.
Page throwing strikes but missing.
Damballah being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Damballah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
El Misterioso Damballah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Damballah is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Page landing some decent shots from guard. #T1#
Damballah looking for a sweep. Not yet Damballah, not yet.
Page works over Damballah with some ground and pound from guard.#SUB#
Damballah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Damballah keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
Page is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Page throwing strikes from guard but Damballah blocks nicely. #SUB#
Damballah working for a triangle but Page defends it easily.
Page tries to free his leg and advance position but Damballah is retaining full guard.
Page working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T2#
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Damballah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Page accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Page lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Page throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Damballah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Damballah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Page postures up and lands a big shot to Damballah's brow. #SUB#
Damballah has his foot on Page's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Page works his way back into a safe position though.
Page throwing strikes from guard but Damballah blocks nicely.
Damballah keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
Damballah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Damballah is on top in guard. #REVR#
Damballah is looking to work some ground and pound but Page has wrist control.#T3#
Damballah controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Page striking from his own guard.
Damballah trying to control but Page is working from the bottom.
Damballah is really struggling to control Page but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Page controls Damballah momentarily but Damballah frees himself.
Page is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Page avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Page looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damballah is one step ahead there.
Damballah throwing strikes but missing. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Page trying to keep a closed guard but Damballah is proving a slippery customer.
Page is pulling down on Damballah's head to control his posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Damballah cracks Page with a solid left hand.
Page keeping full guard, as Damballah tries to pass.
Page controls Damballah momentarily but Damballah frees himself.
Damballah postures up and lands a big shot to Page's brow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Damballah is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Damballah with a nice head shot there.
Damballah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Misterioso Damballah dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Nice cross by Damballah.
Damballah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Page can do to turn this around?
Page tries a head kick but it misses. #TD#
Damballah shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Page manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Page trying to keep a closed guard but Damballah is proving a slippery customer.
Page looking for a sweep. Not yet Page, not yet.
Damballah throws a big elbow that misses.
Damballah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Damballah lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Damballah's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Damballah wants to pass the guard but Page is keeping the position.
Page utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1#
Damballah advances position into side control!
Damballah cracks Page with a big elbow.
Page takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Page takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Page is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Page is trying to control Damballah's posture but Damballah avoids it. #SUB#
Damballah looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Page tries to buck Damballah off but Damballah is having none of it.#T2#
Damballah scores with a couple of short elbows.
Damballah working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #SUB#
Damballah thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Damballah is trying to get an arm triangle but Page is defending well.
Page managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Damballah.
Page wants to control but Damballah postures up.
Damballah working the ground and pound but Page is defending the strikes.
Page avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Damballah.
Sloppy strikes there by Damballah.
Page is looking to reverse the position.#T3#
Damballah working away.
Page taking punishment in the form of punches. #SUB#
Damballah is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Page is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Page tries to buck Damballah off but Damballah is having none of it.#SUB#
Damballah working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Page is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from Damballah are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #SUB#
Damballah working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Damballah throws an elbow but Page slips to the side and avoids it well.#T4#
Damballah trying to control the action but Page is working from the bottom.
Danny Page has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Page is looking for a sweep.
Page throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Page is looking for a sweep.
Page regains half guard there - taking advantage of Damballah's attempt to lay and pray for a moment. #SUB#
Damballah wants to work for an arm triangle but Page is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Damballah 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Page misses with some strikes from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
El Misterioso Damballah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Damballah, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Misterioso Damballah!
A very excited looking El Misterioso Damballah made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: CEFC 284
Date: Apr 14, 2018

#R1#
Damballah throws a nice looking combination but Barbosa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Damballah jabs at Barbosa's body.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Damballah.
Barbosa lands a two punch combo.
We've been hearing reports that Barbosa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damballah thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT2#
It looks like Daniel Barbosa has been cut.
Damballah just misses with a punch to the body.
Damballah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barbosa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Damballah swivels and escapes.
Barbosa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Damballah sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barbosa somewhat.
Damballah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Damballah.
Barbosa scores with a nice strike.
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!
Damballah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.#CL#
Barbosa clinches up against the cage.
Damballah throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
A right handed body shot lands from Barbosa.
Damballah lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damballah is trying to pull guard but Barbosa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damballah. #T1#
Damballah misses with some punches.
Damballah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damballah looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Damballah misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Damballah.
Damballah lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Damballah misses with a straight left.
Barbosa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Damballah swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damballah looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Barbosa throws a jab when Damballah was well out of range.
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt - Damballah sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Damballah.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Damballah lands a nice looking body shot.
Damballah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Damballah misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damballah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa fails to land the takedown.#T2#
Damballah misses with a double jab.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damballah misses with a hook.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damballah throws out the jab.
A big left from Damballah misses.
Barbosa shoots for a takedown but Damballah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barbosa misses with a two punch combination.
Damballah throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Damballah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #TD#
Damballah gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#SUB2#
Damballah has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barbosa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barbosa advances position into side control!
Damballah is looking to reverse the position.#T3##SU#
Barbosa stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Damballah throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barbosa's head.
Damballah lands a jab.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Damballah.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Damballah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Damballah is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barbosa.
Damballah throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Damballah cracks Barbosa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Damballah swinging wildly here.
Damballah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa cracks Damballah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
Damballah misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Barbosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbosa lands with a nice body kick.
Damballah defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barbosa.#T4#
Some wild striking there from Damballah.
Damballah moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Damballah misses the jab.#CL#
Barbosa clinches up with Damballah and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Barbosa on the inside. #BC#
Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
Damballah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Damballah backs away, Barbosa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#CL#
Barbosa moves into the clinch.#BC#
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Damballah drops Barbosa with a straight right hand, right on the button! Damballah follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Misterioso Damballah!
After the fight, El Misterioso Damballah was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Daniel Barbosa was interviewed post fight and said 'That was most unfortunate, sir i hope you have endless farts for the rest of the night. '.

Event: CEFC 281
Date: Mar 24, 2018

#R1#
An inside leg kick lands from Fist.
Damballah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fist manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Fist finds it's way through Damballah's defenses.
Damballah tests Fist's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL2#
Damballah clinches with his opponent.
Fist tries to throw a body punch but Damballah avoids it by throwing Fist back against the cage.
Damballah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damballah has a couple of punches blocked by Fist.
Fist throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fist managing to block the knees to the body from Damballah.
Damballah tries a body shot but Fist blocks it.
Damballah lands with a light punch inside.
Fist blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damballah is working for takedown but Fist is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damballah.
Damballah has a couple of punches blocked by Fist.
Fist definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Damballah tries to throw a body punch but Fist avoids it by throwing Damballah back against the cage.
Damballah lands a body shot in the clinch.
Damballah misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fist scores with a nice hook to the head.
Damballah misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Fist struggles to land a body shot inside as Damballah controls his hands.
Fist pressing his opponent against the cage.
Damballah tries to pull guard but Fist holds him up against the cage and eventually Damballah drops back down to his feet.
Fist lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Damballah or not.
Damballah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fist's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damballah.
Fist blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damballah is trying to drag Fist to the mat but Fist just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Second Fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Misterioso Damballah.
Fist struggles to land a body shot inside as Damballah controls his hands.
Fist works on Damballah's body with a couple of short punches.
Damballah throws a head punch that misses.
Damballah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damballah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fist stalls. #T2#
Damballah misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damballah.
Damballah working aggressively here.
Damballah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fist to keep the fight standing.
Damballah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fist's elbow.
Damballah is trying to pull guard but Fist has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Fist escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damballah throws a series of punches but Fist moves out of range. #TD2#
Damballah closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Damballah working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fist gets back to half guard.
Damballah sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fist defending well though.
Fist is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.#T3#
Damballah is thwarting Fist's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
Fist looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Fist looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fist taking some punishment here, with Damballah in his half guard. #SUB2#
Damballah is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fist is just riding it out for now. Damballah eventually gives up the hold.
Fist wants to improve his position but Damballah is controlling well. #SUB2#
Damballah is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #T4#
Damballah with the ground and pound but Fist uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Damballah is in close to Fist's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SUB#
Damballah avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Damballah landing with the ground and pound.
Damballah postures up.
Damballah throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB2#
Damballah is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fist is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fist has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Fist tries to free his leg and advance position but Damballah is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but El Misterioso Damballah will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Fist clinches.
Fist blocking some punches.
Damballah lands a right hand.
Fist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damballah missing with knees to the body.
Fist looking to throw knees to the head but Damballah is blocking nicely.
Damballah jumps guard but Fist stands there with Damballah around his waist. Damballah gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Damballah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damballah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damballah lands a hook that snaps the head of Fist backwards.
Damballah scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Fist.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fist misses with a body punch.
Fist missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Damballah.
Damballah lands a right hand.
Damballah jumps guard but Fist turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Damballah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Fist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damballah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Damballah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damballah misses with a punch to the body.
Fist drops down looking for an ankle pick but Damballah pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fist connects with a jab.
Damballah closes the distance but Fist moves to the side #TD#
and Fist counters with a takedown into side control.
Damballah is trying to improve his position.
Fist is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Damballah tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fist wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T2#
Fist trying to control the position but Damballah is working away.
Fist landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Damballah tries to bench press Fist off him but Fist keeps the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damballah keeps trying to improve his position.
Sloppy strikes there by Fist.
Damballah is looking for a sweep.
Fist scores with punches from side control.
Damballah tries to bench press Fist off him but Fist keeps the position.
Damballah is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Fist is trying to work for a kimura but Damballah is defending well. #SUB2#
Damballah looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T3#
Fist works his foot free and advances to mount.
Damballah regains half guard.#SUB#
Fist is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Damballah doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fist. #SU#
Fist escapes and gets back to his feet.
Fist lands a front kick.
Second Fist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damballah was well out of range. Poor timing from Fist.
Fist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damballah swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T4#
Damballah fails to land with a series of punches.
Damballah lands a head shot.
Fist misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Damballah! But no joy.#TD#
Fist 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. Fist is in Damballah's guard.#SUB2#
Damballah throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fist works over Damballah with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Damballah is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fist defends well.#SUB2#
Damballah working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fist doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fist manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Damballah is breathing heavily.#SUB2#
Damballah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Second Fist dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Fist throws a shot to the body.
Fist throws a head kick that half lands.
Fist lunges at Damballah with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Damballah's hand.
Damballah lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fist moves away from the strike by Damballah.
Fist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Damballah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fist scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fist takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Damballah shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damballah moves in looking to clinch but Fist pushes him off.
Fist catches Damballah with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Damballah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Damballah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Damballah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fist lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Damballah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Fist coming out on top.
Second Fist is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Damballah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damballah throws a right and a left that Fist avoids nicely.
Fist's corner calls for a 1-2. Fist obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL#
Fist has managed to clinch.
Fist tries to throw a body punch but Damballah avoids it by throwing Fist back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fist goes for a takedown attempt but Damballah pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fist throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Fist.
Fist misses with a series of wild punches.
Fist with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Damballah to score with a decent uppercut.
Damballah throws a shot from downtown. Fist moves away and avoids it.
Fist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fist slips a jab and a cross from Damballah. #T2#
Damballah moves out of range of the body kick.
Damballah fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#CL2#
Damballah has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damballah misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Fist.
A right handed body shot lands from Fist.
Damballah tries to pull guard but Fist forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Second Fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Misterioso Damballah.
Fist lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Damballah or not.
Fist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damballah is defending well for now.
Damballah tries to throw a body punch but Fist avoids it by throwing Damballah back against the cage.
Damballah can't find room to land a body shot as Fist controls the action.
Damballah throws a punch but it's blocked by Fist.
Damballah working aggressively here.
Fist connects with a knee to the head.
Damballah tries to throw a body punch but Fist avoids it by throwing Damballah back against the cage. #T3#
Still in the clinch, Fist scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damballah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damballah throws a punch but it's blocked by Fist.
Fist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fist using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fist stalling against the cage.
Fist on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damballah misses with an elbow over the top.
Fist tries to land knees in the clinch but Damballah avoids the damage to the body.
Damballah tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fist just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fist. #TD#
Fist tightens his grip and picks Damballah up, before dumping him to the ground. Damballah manages to land in guard.
Fist scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fist trying to control but Damballah is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Fist drops back looking for a leg! Damballah is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Damballah manages to kick Fist off! Fist jumps back into Damballah's guard. #T4##SUB2#
Damballah has an active guard here but Fist has managed to pass into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fist stalling.
Damballah is staying active underneath Fist, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Damballah is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Fist has latched onto it... Big trouble! Fist pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Damballah is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Fist!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Second Fist!
A very excited looking Second Fist rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: CEFC Fight Night 118
Date: Feb 22, 2018

#R1#
Dangerous Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dangerous Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dangerous Jr throws out a loose jab but Damballah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dangerous Jr looks to land a combination but Damballah avoids it well. #CL2#
Damballah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Damballah misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dangerous Jr.
Damballah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damballah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dangerous Jr to keep the fight standing.
Damballah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dangerous Jr's elbow.
Damballah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damballah throws a head punch that misses.
Dangerous Jr taking a breather.
Damballah throws a punch but it's blocked by Dangerous Jr.
Damballah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dangerous Jr works on Damballah's body with a couple of short punches.#TD2#
Damballah gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dangerous Jr regains guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dangerous Jr is adopting a defensive guard.
Damballah sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dangerous Jr's guard. #T1##SUB2#
Damballah in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Dangerous Jr tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Damballah!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). El Misterioso Damballah!
El Misterioso Damballah decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: AFA 6 - TBA
Date: Jan 27, 2018

#R1#
Damballah connects with a body shot that sends Panos's belly button to the back.
Damballah misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut lands for Damballah. That snapped Panos's head back.
Panos ducks under a wild hook from Damballah.
Panos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Panos missing with a left hand there. Damballah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Damballah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Panos.
Damballah misses with a hook. Panos ducked under it nicely.
Damballah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Panos.
Nice body punch from Damballah.
Damballah takes a swing at Panos's ribcage but misses.
Damballah lands a jab to the nose.
Damballah takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Damballah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Panos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Damballah connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Panos scrambles back to his feet.
Damballah moves out of range of the strikes.
Damballah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Panos counters with a one-two to the body.
Panos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Panos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Panos cracks the inside of Damballah's front leg. #T1#
Nice uppercut there from Damballah.
Damballah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Panos.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damballah moves out of range as Panos strikes.
Panos defending well as Damballah loads up on a big left hand.
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
Panos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Panos throws the left hand but Damballah avoids the punch easily.#KD2#
Panos lands a left and a right that send Damballah crashing to the mat, dazed. Panos thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Damballah is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like El Misterioso Damballah has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panos slips a jab from Damballah.
Oh Damballah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Panos thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Damballah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Panos moves out of range of the strikes.
Damballah misses with a looping left.
Damballah seems to have got his legs back now.
Damballah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Panos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Damballah scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Damballah misses its intended target.
Panos connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Damballah. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Damballah.
Damballah cracks Panos with an open hand slap.
Panos throws the left hand but Damballah avoids the punch easily.#T2#
Panos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Damballah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Damballah.#ROC#
Panos is rocked!
Damballah circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Panos to the canvas! Panos doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Damballah keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Misterioso Damballah!
In his post fight interview, El Misterioso Damballah started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: AFA 4
Date: Jan 02, 2018

#R1#
Damballah lands a nice shot that snaps Finnegan's head back.
Finnegan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Finnegan ducks right into an uppercut from Damballah.
Damballah connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by Finnegan.
Finnegan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Damballah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Finnegan scores with a jab.
Damballah throws an overhand right that lands on Finnegan's shoulder, as Finnegan tries to avoid the shot.
Finnegan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Damballah moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've been informed that Damballah has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finnegan walks into a stiff left hand from Damballah.
Finnegan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Damballah scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Finnegan lands with a cross.
Finnegan lands with a straight right. Damballah didn't see that one coming.
Finnegan throws an overhand right that lands on Damballah's shoulder, as Damballah tries to avoid the shot.
Damballah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finnegan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finnegan staying out of range there.
Damballah thuds his right hand into Finnegan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Finnegan connects with a body shot.
Finnegan moves forwards but Damballah connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T1#
Finnegan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Finnegan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Damballah ducks under a wild hook from Finnegan.
Finnegan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Damballah.
Finnegan connects with the punch.
Damballah lands a nice shot to the body.
A left lands for Damballah.
Finnegan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Damballah's head backwards.#ROC#
Damballah is rocked!
Finnegan throws out a loose jab but Damballah uses good head movement to avoid it.
and Finnegan counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Damballah! He's just covering up as Finnegan starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Finnegan!
A victorious Roy Finnegan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: AFA 2
Date: Dec 05, 2017

#R1#
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. #CUT2#
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. #T1#
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.#TD#
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. #SUB#
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. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2##TD#
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.#ES2#
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. #T3#
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. #TD#
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.#SUB#
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. #SUB#
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!

Event: OFC 320: Cyberpunk
Date: Oct 25, 2017

#R1#
Hanzo shoots in looking for a takedown but Damballah manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hanzo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Damballah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Damballah shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hanzo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hanzo or perhaps it was just good defense by Damballah, which made it look bad.
Damballah misses with the combination.
Hanzo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Damballah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Damballah misses with a few strikes there.
Damballah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hanzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanzo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Momochi Hanzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damballah misses with a two punch combination.
Damballah takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damballah falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hanzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Damballah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hanzo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Damballah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches. #T1#
Good leg kick by Hanzo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hanzo misses with a wild combination.
Hanzo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hanzo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hanzo lands a head shot.
El Misterioso Damballah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanzo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Damballah throws a nice looking combination but Hanzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hanzo is looking to clinch but Damballah is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Damballah.
Hanzo scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Hanzo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Damballah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damballah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanzo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hanzo misses with a head kick.
Damballah throws a right hand that Hanzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanzo also avoids with ease.#T2#
Damballah throws a body shot but no joy.
Damballah just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanzo scores with a head kick.
Damballah tries to move into range but Hanzo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Damballah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hanzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Damballah walks into a stiff left hand from Hanzo.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damballah misses with a double jab. #CL#
Hanzo moves into range and clinches up with Damballah.
Hanzo is looking to control Damballah's arms but Damballah gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hanzo has his back to the cage.
Hanzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanzo pushes Damballah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanzo blocking some punches.
Hanzo holding his opponent close, against the cage. #BC#
Hanzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanzo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Damballah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanzo.
Hanzo scores with a one two! Damballah had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Damballah throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
Hanzo slips under a jab from Damballah.
Hanzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damballah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hanzo.
Damballah throws a nice looking combination but Hanzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hanzo throws a body shot but no joy.
Damballah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Damballah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hanzo. Damballah shrugs it off though.
Hanzo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Damballah misses with a double jab
and Hanzo counters with a leg kick.
Damballah looks winded!
Hanzo shoots in and drives through. Damballah sprawls well.
Hanzo scores with a hook.
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanzo scores with the left hand. Damballah knows he should have avoided that one.
Damballah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanzo. #T4#
Damballah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Damballah misses the shot to the body.
Damballah walks into a straight right hand from Hanzo.
Damballah misses with a wild combination.
Damballah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Damballah looks to move away, Hanzo throws a big counter combo but Damballah just gets out of the way.
Hanzo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Damballah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanzo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hanzo dodges the punch combination from Damballah.
Damballah blocks a head kick by Hanzo.
Damballah misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Hanzo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL#
Hanzo rushes Damballah and presses him up against the cage.
Hanzo digs a right hand into Damballah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Damballah's gas tank. #BC#
Hanzo breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanzo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Damballah throws a nice looking combination but Hanzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hanzo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hanzo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Damballah throws a nice looking combination but Hanzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hanzo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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 Momochi Hanzo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Hanzo lands with an overhand left.#ROC#
Damballah is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Damballah scores with a sloppy right hand. Hanzo should have avoided that one.
Hanzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Damballah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hanzo shoots in looking for a takedown. Damballah tries to sprawl out of it but Hanzo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Damballah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Damballah throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hanzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Damballah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanzo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Damballah fails to land with a series of punches.
Hanzo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Damballah. Damballah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Damballah is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanzo finish him?
Damballah throws a right hand that Hanzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanzo also avoids with ease.
Damballah seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damballah throws a series of punches but Hanzo moves out of range.
A punch combination from Hanzo misses.
Hanzo slips a jab and a cross from Damballah.
Hanzo throws a sloppy head kick and Damballah moves out of range easily.
Damballah is breathing heavily.
Hanzo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T1#
A punch lands to the side of Damballah 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Damballah misses with a shot to the body
letting Hanzo counter with a right hand.
Hanzo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Damballah scores with a three punch combo!
Damballah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Damballah throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #CL#
Hanzo has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hanzo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanzo lands a big right hand that drops Damballah! The killer instinct kicks in and Hanzo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hanzo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Momochi Hanzo!
A victorious Momochi Hanzo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: OFC 315: Demons
Date: Sep 30, 2017

#R1#
Damballah misses with a few strikes there.
Huia delivers a nice body kick.
No joy there for Damballah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Huia just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huia. Damballah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Huia missing with a left hand there. Damballah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Damballah lands a jab-cross combination.
Damballah scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Huia doesn't seem bothered though.
Damballah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huia.
Huia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Damballah has time to react.
Horrible takedown attempt by Huia or perhaps it was just good defense by Damballah, which made it look bad.
Damballah has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Huia misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Damballah lands a two punch combo.
Damballah lands with a shot to the body.
Huia digs a good hook to Damballah's body.
Damballah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damballah goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Huia moves in looking to clinch but Damballah pushes him off.
Damballah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T1#
Huia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Huia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Damballah looks winded!
Huia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damballah.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huia. Damballah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damballah throws a nice looking combination but Huia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL#
Huia darts in and clinches Damballah up against the cage.
Damballah has a couple of punches blocked by Huia.
Damballah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Damballah misses with the head strike.
Huia avoiding damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Damballah.
Damballah throws a head punch that misses.
Damballah has a couple of punches blocked by Huia.
Huia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Huia slowing the pace effectively.
Damballah misses with the head strike. #T2#
Huia blocks a body shot from Damballah.
Damballah misses with a punch on the inside.
Huia tries to land knees in the clinch but Damballah avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huia wants a takedown but no success here.
Huia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Damballah or not.
Damballah throws a head punch that misses.
Huia blocks a body shot from Damballah.
Huia missing with knees to the body.
Damballah misses with a punch to the body.
Damballah can't find room to land a body shot as Huia controls the action.
Damballah gets through Huia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Huia looking to slow down the pace here.
Damballah working aggressively here.
Huia prevents a body shot from Damballah.
Damballah misses with a punch on the inside. #T3#
Damballah swings wildly with an uppercut but Huia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damballah cracks Huia with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huia.
Huia missing with knees to the body.
Damballah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damballah misses with a punch on the inside.
Damballah tries a body shot but Huia blocks it.
Damballah tries to throw a body punch but Huia avoids it by throwing Damballah back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Damballah as Huia tries to tie him up.
Damballah misses with a body punch.
Huia is trying to maintain a safe position but Damballah gets an underhook and turns Huia into the cage.
Damballah pushes Huia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Huia lands with a right to the head. #T4#
Damballah tries a body shot but Huia blocks it.
Huia prevents a body shot from Damballah.
Damballah lands a shot to the body.
Damballah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Huia backwards.
A shot in the inside from Damballah.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Damballah.
Huia throws a punch but it's blocked by Damballah.
Damballah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huia's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damballah.
Damballah misses with a punch to the body.
Huia prevents a body shot from Damballah.
Damballah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huia's elbow.
Damballah scores with a shot to the side of Huia's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damballah avoiding damage as Huia throws knees to the body.
Damballah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Misterioso Damballah dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
A punch combination from Damballah misses.
A shot to the liver by Damballah. Beautiful body shot.
Huia misses with a wild body shot.
Damballah just misses with a punch to the body.
Damballah avoids the head kick by Huia.
Damballah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Damballah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Huia circles away quickly and effectively.
Huia half committed to a counter leg kick.
Damballah swinging wildly here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice combination there by Damballah.
Damballah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Huia throws out the jab.
Huia throws a hook to the side of Damballah's head but Damballah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Damballah checks a low kick from Huia.
Damballah tests Huia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Damballah digs a good body shot into Huia's ribs.
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!
Some wild striking there from Damballah.
Huia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from Huia. #T1#
Huia cracks Damballah with a good jab.
No joy there for Damballah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Huia throws a body punch but Damballah moves out of range.
Huia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damballah moves away.
Huia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damballah was well out of range. Poor timing from Huia.
Huia just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Huia. Those never looked like landing.
Huia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Damballah blocks a head kick by Huia.
Huia misses with a body kick.
Huia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A combination from Damballah does no damage.
It looked like Huia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Damballah.
Huia thuds a left hand into Damballah's body.
Damballah throws a series of punches but Huia avoids them all with ease.
Damballah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Huia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Damballah throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Huia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Damballah.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damballah fails to land with a series of punches.
Damballah moves forwards but Huia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Damballah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Huia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Damballah unleashes a big counter combination but Huia bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#TD#
Huia drives through with a takedown into Damballah's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#T2#
Damballah is looking to stand up but Huia isn't so interested in that idea.
Huia wants to pass the guard but Damballah is keeping the position.
Huia sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Huia passes Damballah's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Huia is trying to control. Damballah wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Huia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Huia wants to pass the guard but Damballah is defending well.
Damballah tries to kick Huia off but Huia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T3#
Huia controlling the action here.
Damballah tries to kick Huia off but Huia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Huia is looking to take a break and control but Damballah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Huia passes to side control.
Damballah is trying to get back to his feet.
Huia trying to control the action but Damballah is working from the bottom.
Damballah is trying to buck Huia off.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Huia controls the position.
Damballah bucks up and tries to throw Huia off but instead Huia has got his back!
Damballah wants to get back to his feet.
Huia trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Wiremu Huia will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Damballah misses with a two punch combination.
Damballah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huia.
Huia connects with a leg kick. Damballah looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Damballah lands a jab-cross combination.
Damballah throws a body shot but no joy.
Damballah jabs at Huia's body.
Huia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Huia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Damballah there.
Huia is looking to wear down Damballah with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Huia throws a sloppy head kick and Damballah moves out of range easily.
Damballah works over Huia's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damballah moves out of range as Huia strikes.
Huia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Huia scores with a head kick.
Damballah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A cross from Damballah lands.
Damballah throws a body shot but no joy.
Huia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damballah was well out of range. Poor timing from Huia.
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
Huia throws a good cross that connects. #T1#
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches. #TD#
Huia manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Damballah on his heels. He'll look to pass Damballah's guard now, I'm sure.
Huia trying to control the position from guard on top but Damballah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet but Huia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Huia trying to control the position from guard on top but Damballah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #ES2#
Damballah is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. #T2#
A body shot lands from Damballah.
Damballah can't find room to land a body shot as Huia controls the action.
Huia is looking to take this one to the mat.
Damballah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damballah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damballah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damballah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huia's elbow.
Nice body punch from Damballah.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Damballah works on Huia's body with a couple of short punches.
Damballah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huia's elbow.
Huia takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damballah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Huia backwards. #T3#
Damballah can't find room to land a body shot as Huia controls the action.
Damballah lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Damballah.
Damballah digs a right hand into Huia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Huia's gas tank.
Damballah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Damballah.
Huia looking to stall.
Damballah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huia's elbow.
Damballah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Huia backwards.
Damballah can't find room to land a body shot as Huia controls the action.
Huia blocking some punches.
Damballah tries a body shot but Huia blocks it.
Damballah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
Damballah digs a right hand into Huia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Huia's gas tank.
Damballah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Huia backwards.
Huia tries to stall but Damballah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Damballah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damballah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damballah lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Huia or not.
Damballah misses with a punch on the inside.
Huia prevents a body shot from Damballah.
Damballah throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Damballah.
Damballah tries to throw a body punch but Huia avoids it by throwing Damballah back against the cage.
Damballah cracks Huia with a nice body shot.
Huia prevents a body shot from Damballah.

And that's the end of the fight!
El Misterioso Damballah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Damballah 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Misterioso Damballah!
El Misterioso Damballah decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: OFC 310: Barca vs Stanfield
Date: Sep 06, 2017

#R1##CL#
Angelov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Angelov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Angelov is pressed up against the cage. Damballah has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Angelov down to the mat. Angelov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Damballah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Damballah is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#CL2#
Damballah pushes Angelov up against the cage in a clinch.
Angelov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Damballah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Angelov's elbow.
Damballah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Angelov.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelov.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Damballah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Damballah looks winded!
Angelov tries to stall but Damballah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Damballah jumps guard but Angelov stands there with Damballah around his waist. Damballah gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Damballah managing to block the knees to the body from Angelov.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damballah avoids it.
Angelov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Angelov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Peter Angelov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Misterioso Damballah.
Angelov lands a knee to the body.
Damballah managing to block the knees to the body from Angelov.
We've been informed that Damballah has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Angelov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Angelov obliges.#T1#
Damballah drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Angelov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Damballah.
Angelov effectively controlling the action here.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Angelov.
Angelov working Damballah over with knees to the body.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damballah.
Angelov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Damballah's face.
Angelov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Damballah avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Angelov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Damballah as Angelov tries to tie him up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelov.
Angelov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damballah blocks it with crossed arms.
Angelov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Angelov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Damballah goes for a takedown attempt but Angelov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #T2##CL#
Angelov closes the distance and clinches.
Angelov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Damballah drops down looking for an ankle pick but Angelov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Good leg kick by Angelov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Angelov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Angelov wants it to stay on the feet.
As Damballah looks to move away, Angelov throws a big counter combo but Damballah just gets out of the way.
Angelov tries to clinch there but Damballah circles away.
Damballah swats away the attempt to clinch by Angelov.
Peter Angelov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Angelov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Damballah's sensitive parts.
Damballah lands a glancing blow to the side of Angelov's head.
Angelov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Damballah misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Damballah fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Angelov, pushing him back against the cage.
Angelov tries to land knees in the clinch but Damballah avoids the damage to the body.
Damballah works on Angelov's body with a couple of short punches.
Angelov lands a nice knee to the body.
Damballah tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Angelov smiles and moves away. #CL#
Angelov rushes Damballah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Angelov prevents the takedown attempt. #T4#
Angelov effectively controlling the action here.
Angelov taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Angelov.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damballah avoids it.
Damballah managing to block the knees to the body from Angelov.
Good body shot from Angelov.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damballah tries a body shot but Angelov blocks it.
Angelov is trying to maintain a safe position but Damballah gets an underhook and turns Angelov into the cage.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damballah avoids it.
Damballah has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Angelov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Angelov tries to land knees in the clinch but Damballah avoids the damage to the body.
Angelov blocking some punches.
Damballah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov scores with a nice hook to the head.
I was talking to Angelov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#TD2#
Damballah has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Angelov clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Angelov trying to get back to his feet but Damballah is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Angelov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Damballah misses the jab.
Angelov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Angelov connects with a solid leg kick.
Damballah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Angelov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Angelov staying out of range there.
Damballah tries for a takedown but Angelov circles away easily
and Angelov counters with a left to the body.
Damballah fails with a takedown attempt.
Angelov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL#
Angelov clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angelov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Peter Angelov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Misterioso Damballah.
Damballah managing to block the knees to the body from Angelov.
Damballah is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Angelov connects with a knee to the head. #T1#
Angelov tries to land knees in the clinch but Damballah avoids the damage to the body.
Angelov tries to work over Damballah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Angelov obliges.
Angelov lands a nice shot to the body.
Angelov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Angelov lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Angelov obliges.
Angelov scores a nice knee to the body.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Angelov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right hook to the body lands for Angelov.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damballah.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damballah.
Angelov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Damballah can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Angelov scores with a knee to the head.
Angelov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Damballah's face.
Angelov misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Angelov.
Damballah managing to block the knees to the body from Angelov.
Damballah managing to block the knees to the body from Angelov.
Angelov is stalling here. #T2#
Angelov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Angelov obliges.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damballah.
Damballah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damballah avoids it.
Damballah is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Angelov is defending well.
Damballah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damballah avoids it.
Angelov prevents the takedown attempt.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Damballah tries to pull guard but Angelov holds him up against the cage and eventually Damballah drops back down to his feet.
Angelov working Damballah over with knees to the body.
Damballah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov digs a right hand into Damballah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Damballah's gas tank.
Angelov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Damballah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Angelov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Angelov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #T3#
Angelov crunches a lovely knee into Damballah's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Angelov.
Damballah is trying to pull guard but Angelov has him pressed against the cage.
Damballah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damballah tries to pull guard but Angelov won't allow it.
Peter Angelov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Damballah takes a knee to the side of the body.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damballah.
Damballah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov crunches a lovely knee into Damballah's ribcage.
Damballah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Angelov obliges.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Angelov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Angelov working Damballah over with knees to the body.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Damballah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damballah is defending well for now.#T4#
Damballah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Angelov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Damballah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Damballah tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Angelov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Damballah is looking to take this one to the mat.
Angelov stalling in the clinch but Damballah improves position.
Angelov effectively controlling the action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelov.
Angelov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Damballah or not.
Angelov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Damballah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Angelov taking a breather.
Angelov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Damballah is keeping busy.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damballah avoids it.
Damballah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Angelov landing knees to the body.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damballah is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Angelov dominated that second round.
That's time! Angelov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
That kick from Angelov tenderised Damballah's leg. Damballah is trying to keep his angry face on.
Damballah has his takedown stuffed
and Angelov counters with an inside leg kick.
Angelov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damballah keeps the fight on the outside.
Damballah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Angelov counters with a left and a right that stings Damballah.
Angelov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damballah swings widly with a right hand
and Angelov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Angelov tries to clinch up.
Damballah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Damballah doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Angelov counters with a one-two to the body.
Damballah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Damballah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damballah is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A jab from Damballah misses.
Angelov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Angelov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damballah looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Angelov is fending him off so far but Damballah persists. Nope, Angelov circles away and we're back to standing.
Peter Angelov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Misterioso Damballah.
Angelov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Damballah.#CL#
Angelov clinches with his opponent.
Damballah tries a body shot but Angelov blocks it. #T2#
Angelov prevents the takedown attempt.
Angelov tries to stall but Damballah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Angelov working Damballah over with knees to the body.
Damballah avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Damballah is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Damballah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Angelov lands a nice shot to the body.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Damballah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Damballah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov tries to land knees in the clinch but Damballah avoids the damage to the body.
Damballah is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damballah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damballah drops down looking for an ankle pick but Angelov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Damballah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Angelov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Angelov throws a sloppy head kick and Damballah moves out of range easily. #T3#
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
Angelov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Damballah's calf.
Angelov tries to clinch
and Damballah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peter Angelov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Angelov slaps away a takedown attempt from Damballah, before circling back to the center of the mat.#CL#
Angelov has Damballah up against the cage in a clinch.
Angelov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Damballah.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damballah. #T4#
Damballah goes for a takedown attempt but Angelov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Damballah shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Angelov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Angelov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Angelov tries to clinch but Damballah moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damballah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Angelov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Damballah lands a jab to the nose.
El Misterioso Damballah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Angelov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Damballah throws a hook but Angelov blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Angelov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Angelov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Angelov!
Peter Angelov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: OFC 301: Aftermath
Date: Jul 29, 2017

#R1#
Kessler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kessler throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Damballah throws a sloppy body shot #CL2#
and Kessler moves into the clinch.#TD#
Damballah has Kessler pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Damballah pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kessler tumbling to the mat - Damballah dives into Kessler's guard.
Damballah throws a big elbow that misses.
Damballah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kessler is pulling down on Damballah's head to control his posture.
Damballah postures up in Kessler's guard and throws a big left but Kessler blocks it.
Kessler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Kessler wants to control but Damballah is keeping him busy.
Kessler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kessler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damballah tries to kick Kessler off but Kessler keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T1#
Kessler throwing shots but Damballah is blocking nicely.
Kessler throwing shots but Damballah is blocking nicely.
Kessler misses with a head shot. Damballah uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kessler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Damballah is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Damballah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kessler.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet but Kessler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kessler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Damballah works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Damballah misses with an uppercut.
Kessler is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#TD2#
Kessler fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Damballah to the ground. Kessler is now in Damballah's guard.#T2#
Damballah wants to stand up but Kessler is controlling him.
Damballah 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.
Kessler lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kessler cracks Damballah with a solid left hand.
Kessler postures up in Damballah's guard and throws a big left but Damballah blocks it.
Kessler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kessler distracts Damballah with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kessler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #ES#
Damballah manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Damballah looking for a takedown.
Kessler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Damballah.
Kessler struggles to land a body shot inside as Damballah controls his hands.
Kessler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kessler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damballah has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kessler is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kessler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kessler works on Damballah's body with a couple of short punches.
Damballah is breathing heavily.#T3#
Kessler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kessler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kessler stalling in the clinch but Damballah improves position.
A right handed body shot lands from Kessler.
Damballah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Damballah takes a shot to the head.
Kessler effectively controlling the action here.
Kessler tries to work over Damballah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damballah blocks an uppercut.
Damballah jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kessler walks away with a smile on his face. Damballah gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Misterioso Damballah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kessler lands with a kick to the temple. Damballah shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kessler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kessler throws an overhand right that lands on Damballah's shoulder, as Damballah tries to avoid the shot. #TD2#
Kessler drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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!
Kessler tries to free his leg and advance position but Damballah is retaining full guard.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet but Kessler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kessler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Damballah's head.#T4#
Kessler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kessler lands a couple of digs.
Kessler distracts Damballah with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kessler stops Damballah from standing up.
Kessler lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kessler lands a couple of elbows.
Kessler is looking to work some ground and pound but Damballah has wrist control.
Damballah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kessler.
Damballah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kessler trying to control but Damballah is working from the bottom.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet but Kessler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kessler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johann Kessler dominated that round.
That's time! Damballah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Damballah scores with a jab. Kessler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Damballah takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Damballah shoots in looking for a takedown. Kessler tries to sprawl out of it but Damballah keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kessler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kessler lands with an uppercut that bounces Damballah off the cage and back into range.
Kessler tries to move into range but Damballah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kessler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #TD2#
Kessler looking to score a takedown here. Damballah is defending well but Kessler drives through and ends up in Damballah's guard.#ES#
Damballah is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kessler presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kessler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Damballah.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kessler gets underhooks to prevent Damballah's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Misterioso Damballah. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Good body shot from Kessler.
Kessler digs a right hand into Damballah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Damballah's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Damballah is trying to drag Kessler to the mat but Kessler just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kessler.
Kessler lands a hook that snaps the head of Damballah backwards.
Damballah is working for takedown but Kessler is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kessler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees to the body from Kessler.
Kessler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Damballah backwards.
Kessler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Our sources have told us that Damballah has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Still in the clinch, Kessler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kessler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kessler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kessler lands with a light punch inside. #ROC2#
Damballah is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kessler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Damballah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Damballah drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Damballah seems to have got his legs back now.
Kessler lands a shot to the body.#T2#
Kessler scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Kessler.
Kessler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kessler obliges.
Kessler misses with a knee to the head.
Johann Kessler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kessler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damballah is defending well for now.
Damballah jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kessler walks away with a smile on his face. Damballah gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kessler throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kessler.
Kessler wants to clinch up but Damballah keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Damballah misses.
El Misterioso Damballah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kessler connects with a solid leg kick.
Kessler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kessler throws a sloppy head kick and Damballah moves out of range easily.
Damballah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T3#
Damballah keeps the fight on the outside.
Damballah tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kessler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Damballah somewhat.
Kessler ducks under a wild hook from Damballah.
Kessler tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kessler tries to clinch up
and Kessler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Damballah fails with the takedown#CL2#
and Kessler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kessler.
Damballah wants to take the fight to the mat but Kessler manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kessler lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Kessler on the inside.
Kessler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kessler lands a hook to the side of the head.#T4#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kessler.
The referee calls for Kessler to work.
Kessler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Damballah backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Kessler.
Come on Kessler - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Damballah wants a takedown.
Kessler looking to stall.
Kessler lands an uppercut.
Kessler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damballah's elbow.
Kessler scores with a nice hook to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kessler lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kessler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kessler prevents a takedown attempt there.
Damballah has Kessler pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kessler manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kessler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johann Kessler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Damballah shoots in looking for a takedown. Kessler tries to sprawl out of it but Damballah keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kessler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL2#
Kessler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from Kessler.
Kessler trying to land knees to the body.
Kessler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kessler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Damballah or not.
Damballah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kessler to keep the fight standing.
Kessler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Damballah.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Misterioso Damballah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kessler lands a knee to the head.
Kessler lands an uppercut.
Damballah is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kessler pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kessler.
Damballah goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kessler prevents it. #T1#
A right handed body shot lands from Kessler.
A short left from Kessler.
Kessler pushes Damballah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kessler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kessler lands with a light punch inside.
Kessler just leaning against Damballah, taking a breather.
Kessler unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Damballah! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kessler is unloading with more strikes now! Damballah drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johann Kessler!
Johann Kessler thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: CCR 88
Date: Jun 30, 2017

#R1##CL#
Ngata darts in and clinches Damballah up against the cage.
Ngata goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damballah tries for a takedown. No joy.
Damballah jumps guard but Ngata stands there with Damballah around his waist. Damballah gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ngata lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Ngata - that landed with a thud.
Damballah goes for a takedown attempt but Ngata pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tangaroa Ngata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Misterioso Damballah.#CL#
Ngata clinches with his opponent.
Ngata throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC#
Ngata breaks the clinch.
Ngata takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Damballah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ngata manages to avoid it.
Damballah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ngata wants to clinch.
Damballah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ngata moves away.
Nice defenses there by Ngata.
Ngata slips a jab from Damballah.
Ngata takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damballah throws a series of punches but Ngata moves out of range. #T1#
Ngata tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Ngata takes the fight into the clinch.
Damballah changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ngata fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Damballah scores with a hook.
Ngata fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damballah lands a slapping body shot.
Ngata is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Damballah! But no joy.
Damballah swings widly with a right hand
and Ngata counters with a stiff right hand.
Ngata looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Ngata darts in and clinches Damballah up against the cage.
Ngata lands with a short shot to the head.
Ngata is pressed up against the cage. Damballah has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ngata down to the mat. Ngata avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Damballah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ngata moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ngata swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL#
Ngata clinches up with Damballah and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ngata.
Ngata working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ngata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damballah goes for a takedown attempt but Ngata pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL#
Ngata moves into range and clinches up with Damballah.#T2#
Ngata throws a head punch that misses.
Damballah is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ngata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damballah drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Damballah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Damballah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ngata to keep the fight standing.
Ngata scores with a nice hook to the head.
Damballah can't get the takedown. #BC#
Ngata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damballah misses the shot to the body.
Damballah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ngata counters with a crisp right that sends Damballah to the canvas! Ngata follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tangaroa Ngata!
A victorious Tangaroa Ngata thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: CCR 84
Date: May 26, 2017

#R1#
Henry throws a right hand that Damballah ducks under and follows up with a left that Damballah also avoids with ease.
Damballah lands with an uppercut that bounces Henry off the cage and back into range.
Damballah has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Henry is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Damballah jabs Henry right on the nose. Henry blinks but takes it well.
Henry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Henry wants to clinch.
Damballah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Damballah appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A combination from Henry does no damage.
Damballah throws an overhand right that lands on Henry 's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot.
Henry dodges the punch combination from Damballah.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Damballah swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Damballah cracks a nice hook into Henry 's ribs.
Henry connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry misses with a wild combination.
Henry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CL#
Henry rushes Damballah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T1##TD2#
Damballah pulls guard.
Damballah is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Henry is controlling him.
We've been hearing that Henry has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Damballah keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Henry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Henry wants to control from the top but Damballah keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damballah is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Henry is controlling him.
Henry wants to control from the top but Damballah keeps moving.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Damballah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henry prevents Damballah from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Damballah moves into range and connects with a jab.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry tries to clinch there but Damballah circles away. #T2#
Henry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Damballah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damballah lands a jab to Henry 's midsection.
Damballah cracks Henry with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Henry tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Damballah pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Henry is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Misterioso Damballah!
After the fight, El Misterioso Damballah was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: CCR 82
Date: May 12, 2017

#R1#
Damballah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henry is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Henry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CL2#
Henry has managed to clinch.
Henry is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Henry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #BC#
Damballah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henry slips a jab and a cross from Damballah.
Henry tries to clinch but Damballah moves out of range.
Damballah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henry has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Damballah scores with a jab. Henry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Henry tries to clinch but Damballah is having none of it. #CL2#
Damballah tries to keep at a distance but Henry has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Damballah is trying to trip Henry . He has hold of a leg but Henry is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Damballah persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Henry pulls Damballah in close to prevent any damage.
Damballah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Damballah throwing strikes from guard but Henry blocks nicely.
Henry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damballah is one step ahead there.
Damballah has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T1#
Henry is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Henry wants to sweep here but Damballah controlling him for the moment.
Damballah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henry lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Henry won't allow Damballah to get back to his feet.
Henry chips away with some ground and pound.#ES#
Damballah manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#TD#
Damballah has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Henry is trying to keep an underhook but Damballah manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Henry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Damballah.
Henry keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #T2##SUB#
Damballah looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Damballah sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henry defending well though.
Henry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Henry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Damballah working Henry over with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry gets back to full guard.
Henry seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Damballah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Damballah postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T3#
Damballah wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Damballah thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB#
Damballah thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Henry wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Damballah drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Damballah jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Damballah throwing strikes from guard but Henry blocks nicely.
Damballah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henry has his hands on Damballah's head, controlling the position.
Henry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Damballah manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Damballah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Damballah wants to stand and escape but Henry is having none of it.
Damballah 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.#T4#
Damballah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Damballah wants to stand up but Henry is controlling him.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Damballah blocks nicely.
Damballah is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Henry is controlling him.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Damballah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry works over Damballah with some ground and pound from guard.
Damballah wants to stand but Henry is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henry 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Henry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Damballah is keeping the position for now.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Damballah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Damballah being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Henry connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Misterioso Damballah dominated that round.
That's time! Damballah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Henry wants to clinch.
El Misterioso Damballah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
Henry drives through and clinches with Damballah against the cage. #BC#
Damballah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henry wants to clinch.
Damballah lands with an overhand left.
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Damballah pushes him off.
Henry tries to clinch up but Damballah circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damballah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damballah scores with a three punch combo!
Damballah works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Damballah circles away.
Damballah throws a right hand that Henry ducks under and follows up with a left that Henry also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Henry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Damballah. Those never looked like landing. #T1#
Henry takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Damballah misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Damballah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Damballah digs a good body shot into Henry 's ribs.
Damballah swats away the attempt to clinch by Henry .
Damballah misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Henry has managed to clinch.
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damballah's elbow.
I was talking to Damballah's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damballah is defending well for now.
Damballah is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Damballah blocks an uppercut.
Damballah is trying to break the clinch but Henry has him pressed against the cage.
Damballah lands a hook that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Damballah is looking to take this one to the mat.
Henry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Damballah gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Henry scores with a shot to the side of Damballah's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Damballah breaks from the clinch.
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Damballah pushes him off.#T2#
A punch lands to the side of Henry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Damballah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Damballah was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Henry takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CL2#
Henry rushes Damballah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Damballah has a couple of punches blocked by Henry .
Henry looking for a takedown.
El Misterioso Damballah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Damballah avoids the damage to the body.
Henry gets underhooks to prevent Damballah's takedown attempt.
Damballah blocking some punches.
Damballah is looking to take this one to the mat.
Henry tries for a takedown but Damballah manages to get underhooks.
Henry landing knees to the head.
Damballah scores with a shot to the side of Henry 's head.
Henry wants to take the fight to the mat but Damballah manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Henry is pressed up against the cage. Damballah has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Henry down to the mat. Henry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Damballah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Damballah connects with a jab.
Damballah fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Henry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Damballah's corner calls for a 1-2. Damballah obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T3#
Damballah lunges at Henry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Henry 's hand.
Damballah tests Henry 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Damballah throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henry on the side of the head.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Damballah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damballah lands a jab-cross combination.
Damballah scores with a jab to the jaw.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Damballah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Damballah.
Henry tries to clinch up but Damballah circles away and keeps his distance.
Damballah swats away the attempt to clinch by Henry .
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Damballah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damballah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
Henry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Henry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry gets underhooks to prevent Damballah's takedown attempt.
Damballah working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Damballah breaks the clinch. #T4#
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damballah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
El Misterioso Damballah is winning the standup battle so far.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damballah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damballah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damballah fails to land with a series of punches.
Damballah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Damballah bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henry 's head backwards.
Henry tries to clinch but Damballah moves out of range.
Damballah throws a combination. Henry tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Damballah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Damballah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Henry momentarily. #CL2#
Damballah gets tackled into the cage by Henry . Henry maintains the clinch.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damballah drops down looking for an ankle pick but Henry pulls his leg out and moves away.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Damballah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damballah paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Henry moves into the clinch successfully.
Henry wants to take the fight to the mat but Damballah manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Henry lands a shoulder strike.
Henry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Damballah prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Misterioso Damballah dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Henry tries to clinch but Damballah moves out of range.
Damballah throws a series of punches but Henry avoids them all with ease.
Henry tries to clinch but Damballah is having none of it.
Damballah listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Damballah is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A punch combination from Damballah misses. #CL2#
Henry moves into range and clinches up with Damballah.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Damballah avoids the damage to the body.
Henry looking for a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damballah.
Damballah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Damballah's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henry changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Damballah fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Henry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Henry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Damballah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
Henry is looking to clinch but Damballah is avoiding it.
Damballah getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Damballah lands a head shot.
Damballah swats away the attempt to clinch by Henry .#T1##CL2#
Henry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Damballah, pushing him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Henry .
Henry lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Damballah wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henry scores a nice knee to the body.
Damballah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damballah's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Damballah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damballah lands a shoulder strike.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Henry .
Henry goes for a takedown attempt but Damballah pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
El Misterioso Damballah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonthan Henry .
Henry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damballah fails to land with a series of punches.
Damballah misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
Damballah swats away the attempt to clinch by Henry .#CL2#
Henry moves into range and clinches up with Damballah.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry looking to throw knees to the head but Damballah is blocking nicely.
Henry has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Henry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Damballah blocks a body shot from Henry .
Henry lands a nice shot to the body.
Damballah goes for a takedown attempt but Henry pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Damballah swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Henry .
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damballah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damballah swats away the attempt to clinch by Henry .
Henry is looking to clinch.
Damballah lands a nice shot to the body.
Damballah cracks Henry with a right hand to the side of the head.
Damballah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Henry tries to clinch there but Damballah circles away. #CL2#
Henry pushes Damballah up against the cage in a clinch.
Damballah scores with a nice hook to the head.#T3#
Henry scores with a nice hook to the head.#TD#
Damballah pulls guard effortlessly.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henry chips away with some ground and pound.
Damballah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Damballah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#ES#
Damballah scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Damballah digs a good body shot into Henry 's ribs.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damballah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Damballah circles away. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Damballah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Damballah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henry digs a right hand underneath Damballah's ribcage. Damballah let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry is working for takedown but Damballah is calmly controlling the position for now.#T4#
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Damballah avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Damballah breaks from the clinch.
Damballah lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Damballah swats away the attempt to clinch by Henry .
Damballah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Damballah prevents a body shot from Henry .
Henry stops a takedown attempt from Damballah.
Henry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body. #TD#
Damballah ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Damballah no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Henry is pushing down on Damballah's leg trying to pass to half guard. Damballah is fighting to maintain full guard but Henry has managed to sneak the leg through.
Henry stops Damballah from getting back to his feet.
Henry is looking to advance position but Damballah won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damballah on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jonthan Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
El Misterioso Damballah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
El Misterioso Damballah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Damballah, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Misterioso Damballah!
El Misterioso Damballah bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: CCR 79
Date: Apr 21, 2017

#R1#
Reagan slips under a jab.
Reagan throws the left hand but Damballah avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Damballah misses.
Damballah misses with a two punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Damballah.
A combination from Damballah does no damage.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damballah tries to bum rush Reagan with a series of wild strikes but Reagan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Damballah works over Reagan's head and body with a nice combination.
Reagan lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reagan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Damballah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Damballah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Damballah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reagan circles away quickly and effectively.
Reagan scores with a punch to the head.
Reagan slips a jab and a cross from Damballah.
Reagan punishes Damballah's body with a nice straight punch.
Reagan stuns Damballah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Damballah looks winded!
A looping hook to the body misses from Reagan. Damballah does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Reagan does no damage.
Reagan thuds a left hand into Damballah's body.#T1#
Damballah walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Damballah throws a jab but it's blocked by Reagan.
Damballah misses with a double jab
and Reagan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reagan lands the left hand.
Damballah throws a combination that misses
and Reagan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC#
Damballah is rocked!
Reagan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A punch combination from Damballah misses.
Damballah is still on wobbly legs! Can Reagan finish him?
Reagan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reagan drops Damballah with a big left hand! Damballah is injured, injured bad! Reagan jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronald Reagan!

Event: CCR 76
Date: Mar 31, 2017

#R1#
Reagan connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Reagan.
Damballah tests Reagan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reagan connects with a nice looking jab.
Damballah fails to land with a series of punches.
Reagan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Damballah.#CUT2#
It looks like Ronald Reagan has been cut.
Reagan lands a glancing blow to the side of Damballah's head.
Damballah stalks Reagan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Reagan's face. Reagan staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damballah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reagan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Damballah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Damballah misses with a body shot.
Reagan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Damballah looks to land a combination but Reagan avoids it well.
Damballah throws a series of punches but Reagan moves out of range.
Damballah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damballah throws a right and a left that Reagan avoids nicely.
Reagan throws a body punch but Damballah moves out of range.
Reagan lands the left hand.
Reagan cracks a nice hook into Damballah's ribs.
A big right from Damballah misses. #T1#
Sloppy strikes from Damballah. Those never looked like landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reagan.
Damballah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Damballah throws a series of punches but Reagan avoids them all with ease.
Nice straight punches there by Reagan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reagan.
Reagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Damballah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donk. Damballah catches Reagan right on the button with a cross.
Reagan scores with a jab to the body.
Reagan scores with a jab to the 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!#TD#
Reagan 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. Reagan is in Damballah's guard.
Damballah being controlled here, momentarily.
Damballah is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T2#
Reagan trying to control the position from guard on top but Damballah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damballah keeping full guard, as Reagan tries to pass.
Damballah wants to stand and escape but Reagan is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Reagan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Damballah sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reagan fails to land the takedown.
Damballah tries to bum rush Reagan with a series of wild strikes but Reagan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reagan connects with a right hand. Damballah shakes it off.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damballah throws a right and a left that Reagan avoids nicely.
Reagan misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Reagan. That snapped Damballah's head back.
Reagan dodges the punch combination from Damballah. #TD#
Reagan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #T3#
Reagan wants to pass to mount but Damballah is defending the position.
Reagan trying to control the pace. #SUB#
Reagan seems to be working for a kimura but Damballah defends the submission attempt.
Damballah looks like he's trying to stand up. #ES2#
Damballah manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Reagan keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Damballah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reagans head. #BC#
Reagan breaks from the clinch.
Reagan blocks a jab.
Reagan throwing a counter right hand but Damballah manages to avoid it.
Damballah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reagan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Reagan misses its target.
El Misterioso Damballah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damballah misses with the combination.
Damballah ducks under a wild hook from Reagan.#T4#
Sloppy strikes from Damballah. Those never looked like landing.
Damballah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reagan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Damballah sprawls and moves away.
Reagan scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Reagan staying out of range there.
Damballah misses with a double jab.
Damballah misses with a two punch combination.
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
Damballah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damballah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damballah looks winded!
Damballah throws a right and a left that Reagan avoids nicely.
Reagan punishes Damballah's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damballah falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Reagan counter with a right hand.
Damballah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reagan circles away quickly and effectively.
Reagan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A shot to the liver by Reagan. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Misterioso Damballah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronald Reagan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Reagan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Damballah.
Damballah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reagan finds it's way round the side to connect with Damballah's head.
Reagan lands a jab to Damballah's midsection.
Reagan dodges the punch combination from Damballah.
El Misterioso Damballah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damballah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Damballah throws a combination that misses
and Reagan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Damballah thinking.
Reagan lands a nice shot that snaps Damballah's head back.
Damballah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Damballah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reagan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damballah misses with a few strikes there.
Damballah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reagan circles away quickly and effectively.
Damballah throws a combination that misses
and Reagan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Damballah is breathing heavily.
Reagan lands a body shot.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reagan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Damballah defends it nicely.#T1#
Reagan cracks Damballah with an open hand slap.
Reagan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Damballah in his tracks.
Damballah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reagan lands with a nice body punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reagan.
Reagan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Damballah circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Reagan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damballah looks to land a combination. Reagan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Damballah throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Damballah does no damage.
Reagan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Reagan just misses with a punch to the body.
As Reagan backs off Damballah throws a huge counter combo but Reagan manages to avoid it all.#TD#
Reagan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reagan lands in his opponent's guard.
Reagan wants to control from the top but Damballah keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reagan stops Damballah from standing up.
Reagan advances position into side control!#SUB#
Reagan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Damballah has escaped the position, nice work there.
Damballah is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Reagan has just dragged him back down to the mat.#SUB#
Reagan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #ES2#
Damballah explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Damballah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Reagan. Damballah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reagan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Damballah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reagan.
Damballah throws a right and a left that Reagan avoids nicely.
Reagan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Damballah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reagan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Damballah. Damballah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Damballah throws a right and a left that both miss.#TD#
Reagan gets the takedown into side control.
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!
Reagan is looking to take a break and control but Damballah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet.
Damballah felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#SUB#
Reagan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Damballah knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Reagan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Reagan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T4##SUB#
Reagan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Reagan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Damballah tries to escape but Reagan is in control. #SU#
Reagan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Reagan works Damballah's body with a nice hook.
Reagan swings for the body but Damballah moves out of range.
Damballah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Damballah looks to land a combination but Reagan avoids it well.
Damballah throws a nice looking combination but Reagan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damballah throws a right and a left that Reagan avoids nicely.
Reagan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronald Reagan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronald Reagan'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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Damballah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD#
so Reagan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Reagan trying to control but Damballah is working from the bottom.
Reagan wants to pass the guard but Damballah is keeping the position.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet but Reagan is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #ES2#
Damballah manages to escape and get back to his feet. #TD#
Reagan gets a takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Damballah makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damballah tries to bum rush Reagan with a series of wild strikes but Reagan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Damballah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Damballah misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Damballah. #T1#
Damballah lands with a nice combination. Reagan backs away looking to recover.
Reagan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Damballah.
Reagan dodges the punch combination from Damballah.
Reagan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Damballah walks into a left hand.
Damballah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reagan.
Damballah misses with a two punch combination.
Damballah misses with a few strikes there.
Damballah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reagan connects with a right hand. Damballah shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Damballah walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T2#
Reagan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reagan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damballah manages to avoid it.
Damballah throws a series of punches but Reagan avoids them all with ease.
Damballah swinging wildly here. #TD#
Reagan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Reagan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#ES2#
Damballah explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Damballah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reagan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Damballah throws a nice looking combination but Reagan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reagan lands with a nice body punch.
Damballah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD#
and Reagan counters with a shoot takedown. Damballah fights it but they end up in guard.
Damballah keeping moving, preventing Reagan from controlling successfully.
Reagan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T3#
Reagan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Damballah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reagan trying to control the position from guard on top but Damballah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damballah wants to stand up but Reagan is controlling him.
Reagan trying to control the position from guard on top but Damballah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damballah wants to stand up but Reagan is controlling him.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Reagan lands a right hook to the body.
Damballah misses with a few strikes there.
Damballah misses with a left hand
and Reagan counters with a straight right hand.
Reagan lands an overhand right.
Damballah walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T4#
Damballah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good shot there by Reagan.
Damballah throws a right and a left that Reagan avoids nicely.
Nice body punch from Reagan.
Damballah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damballah defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reagan.
Reagan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Damballah has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Damballah misses the target.
Reagan jabs Damballah right on the nose. Damballah blinks but takes it well.
Reagan shoots in and drives through. Damballah sprawls well.
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reagan takes a swing at Damballah's ribcage but misses.
Damballah throws a combination that misses
and Reagan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Damballah. Those never looked like landing. #TD#
Reagan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Damballah napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Damballah pushes Reagan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Reagan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to El Misterioso Damballah.
I think Damballah 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... El Misterioso Damballah!
During a confident post fight interview, El Misterioso Damballah thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: CCR 72
Date: Mar 03, 2017

#R1##TD2#
Damballah gets caught napping as Campos dives in and scores a takedown. Damballah manages to retain guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Campos working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet but Campos is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #ES#
Damballah scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Damballah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Campos slips a jab and a cross from Damballah.
Damballah throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #TD2#
Campos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Damballah to the mat! Damballah manages to get full guard.
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!
Damballah is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Campos is controlling him.
Campos wants to control from the top but Damballah keeps moving. #ES#
Damballah kicks Campos off and gets to his feet.
Campos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damballah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damballah went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Damballah lands a two punch combo. #CUT#
It looks like Lucas Campos has been cut.
Damballah connects with a crisp jab.
Campos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damballah moves away.
Damballah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Campos circles away quickly and effectively.#T1#
Damballah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Campos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Damballah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Campos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Damballah cracks Campos with a good jab.
Campos throws a body punch but Damballah moves out of range.
Damballah appears to be looking for a big counter.
Campos doesn't manage to clinch there - Damballah circles away.
Damballah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Damballah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Damballah is breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Campos finds it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Campos.
Damballah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Campos.
Campos connects with a leg kick. Damballah looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Campos wants to clinch up but Damballah keeps it at a distance.
Damballah blocks a head kick by Campos.
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!
Damballah throws a combination. Campos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Campos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Damballah.
Nice sprawl there from Damballah as Campos shoots in.
An inside leg kick lands from Campos. #CL2#
Campos takes the fight into the clinch.
Damballah tries for a takedown but Campos manages to get underhooks. #T2#
Campos takes a shot to the head.
Damballah lands with a short shot to the head.
Damballah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Campos stalling in the clinch. #TD#
Damballah has clasped his hands together around Campos's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Campos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Damballah wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Campos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Campos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB2#
Campos is looking for a triangle but Damballah pushes his legs off easily.
Damballah throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB2#
Damballah stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Campos throws up his legs and catches Damballah in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Damballah tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Campos! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lucas Campos!

Event: CCR 69
Date: Feb 10, 2017

#R1##CL#
Henry moves into range and clinches up with Damballah.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Damballah avoids the damage to the body.
Henry working Damballah over with knees to the body.
Henry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Damballah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Damballah lands with a light punch inside.
Damballah has Henry pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henry manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #TD#
Henry wants the takedown. Damballah is fighting it off but Henry persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Damballah's guard against the cage.
Henry prevents Damballah from getting back to his feet.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Damballah blocks nicely.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Henry stops Damballah from standing up.
Henry 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.
Henry slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Damballah wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Damballah is not content to let Henry control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Damballah pushes Henry away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Henry gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#T1#
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Damballah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henry works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
We've been hearing that Henry has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Damballah is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Henry asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Henry throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Damballah told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Damballah is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Henry is controlling him well.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Henry in side control lands a decent elbow.
Damballah is working to avoid the ground and pound but Henry connects with a decent elbow.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet.
Henry tries to move to mount but Damballah blocks the move with his legs.
Henry is chipping away with strikes. #T2#
Damballah takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Damballah tries to escape but Henry is in control.
Henry is chipping away with strikes.
Henry wants to control but Damballah is keeping him busy.
Damballah is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Henry in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Henry connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Damballah some visible discomfort.
Henry tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Henry scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Damballah to see if he's OK.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet but Henry drags him back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry scores with a couple of short elbows.
Henry in side control lands a decent elbow.
Henry in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Henry sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Damballah is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position. #T3#
Damballah tries to escape but Henry is in control.
Henry creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Damballah sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry in side control lands a decent elbow.
Henry lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Henry fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet.
Henry controlling the position.
Henry scores with a couple of short elbows.
The strikes coming from Henry are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Henry postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Damballah is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Henry asserts his dominance and retains side control.#ES2#
Damballah explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Damballah throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.#T4#
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Damballah shows good takedown defense.
Damballah misses with a few strikes there.
Henry half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#CL#
Henry moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henry .
Henry lands an uppercut.
Damballah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henry blocks an uppercut.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damballah avoids it.
Damballah throws a head punch that misses.
Damballah tries to score a body lock takedown but Henry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Henry prevents the takedown attempt.
Jonthan Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Misterioso Damballah.
Damballah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Damballah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damballah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Damballah pushes Henry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Henry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damballah wants a takedown but no success here.
Damballah has a couple of punches blocked by Henry .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonthan Henry dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Damballah as he jumps to the side.
Damballah throws a counter combo.
Damballah moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CUT2#
It looks like Jonthan Henry has been cut.
A combination from Damballah does no damage.
Henry slips a jab and a cross from Damballah.
Henry wants to clinch.
Damballah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#TD#
Henry shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Damballah manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Henry controlling from the top position. #ES2#
Damballah wriggles free and stands up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CL#
Henry closes the distance and clinches.#T1#
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Damballah gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Damballah goes for a takedown in the clinch but Henry prevents it.
Damballah is working for takedown but Henry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Damballah pushes Henry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Henry .
Henry tries to work over Damballah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damballah has a couple of punches blocked by Henry .
Damballah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Damballah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Damballah tries to pull guard but Henry holds him up against the cage and eventually Damballah drops back down to his feet.
Jonthan Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Misterioso Damballah.
Damballah managing to block the knees to the body from Henry .
Henry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Damballah's defenses.
Damballah managing to block the knees to the body from Henry .
A nice left hand lands by Damballah.
Henry lands a knee to the head.
Damballah lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damballah lands a left hand.
Henry gets underhooks to prevent Damballah's takedown attempt.
Henry tries for a takedown but Damballah manages to get underhooks.
Henry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Henry 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henry is trying to drag Damballah to the mat but Damballah just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Damballah lands with a light punch inside.
Henry is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Damballah pulls him back up using the underhooks. #TD2#
Damballah is trying to trip Henry . He has hold of a leg but Henry is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Damballah persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Damballah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damballah is one step ahead there.
Henry controlling Damballah's posture.
Damballah lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T3#
Damballah throwing strikes but missing.
Damballah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Damballah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Damballah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Damballah's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Damballah.
Henry wants to sweep but no luck.
Henry trying to control the position here.
Damballah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henry wants to sweep but no luck.
Henry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Henry wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
El Misterioso Damballah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Damballah circles away.
Despite the aggression on Damballah's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#T4#
Damballah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
Damballah unleashes a big counter combination but Henry bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice takedown defense from Damballah. No joy for Henry on that attempt.
Henry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
Damballah throws a series of punches but Henry moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Damballah scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damballah defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henry .
Damballah throws a series of strikes that have Henry backpedaling.
Damballah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Damballah lands a nice shot that snaps Henry 's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Misterioso Damballah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonthan Henry 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Damballah misses with the combination.
Henry is looking to clinch but Damballah is avoiding it.
Henry tries to clinch up but Damballah circles away and keeps his distance.
Damballah swinging wildly here.
Damballah throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Henry wants to clinch up but Damballah keeps it at a distance.
Damballah slaps away a takedown attempt from Henry , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Damballah is looking for the big counter here.
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry slips a jab and a cross from Damballah.
Damballah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Damballah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henry appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Damballah misses with a double jab.
Henry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Damballah sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henry somewhat.
Damballah lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T1#
Damballah lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Henry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonthan Henry . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Damballah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Damballah.
Damballah swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Henry .#CL#
Henry clinches.
Damballah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Damballah misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry .
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Damballah controls his hands.
A short right from Damballah.
Damballah avoids a wild elbow strike from Henry .
Damballah blocks an elbow strike from Henry .
Damballah lands an uppercut.
Damballah lands a left hand. #T2#
Henry gets underhooks to prevent Damballah's takedown attempt.
Henry trying to land knees to the body.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Damballah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Damballah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Damballah tries for a takedown. No joy.
Henry is looking to take this one to the mat.
A nice left hand lands by Damballah.
Damballah swings wildly with an uppercut but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damballah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damballah is defending well for now.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Damballah blocks with his arms. #TD2#
Damballah ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Damballah no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Henry won't allow Damballah to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES2#
Damballah has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Henry off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #T3#
A punch combination from Damballah misses.
Henry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damballah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henry goes for a double leg but Damballah avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Damballah continues to drive forward.
Despite the aggression on Damballah's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Henry takes one to the chin there.
Damballah looks to land a combination. Henry sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Henry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Damballah misses with a few strikes there.
Damballah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Damballah!
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown. Damballah tries to sprawl out of it but Henry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Damballah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Damballah's waist but Damballah gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henry off to one side.
Henry fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Damballah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Damballah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damballah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henry fails to land the takedown.#T4#
Nice shot by Damballah.
A combination from Damballah does no damage.
Henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Damballah. #CL#
Henry takes the fight into the clinch.
Henry has Damballah pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Damballah manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damballah is defending well for now.
Damballah tries to score a body lock takedown but Henry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Damballah prevents the takedown attempt.
Damballah lands with a right to the head.
Henry looking for a takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Damballah gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Damballah misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Damballah. #TD2#
Damballah lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
El Misterioso Damballah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Damballah 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Misterioso Damballah!
El Misterioso Damballah thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: CCR 66
Date: Jan 20, 2017

#R1#
Schuurman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damballah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schuurman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
Damballah sets himself, and Schuurman steps forward looking for the clinch! Damballah avoids it this time.
No joy there for Damballah, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #CL2#
Schuurman clinches with his opponent.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Damballah throws a head punch that misses.
Damballah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman connects with a knee to the head.
Schuurman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damballah can't find room to land a body shot as Schuurman controls the action.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Damballah blocks it.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damballah wants a takedown but no success here.
I was talking to Damballah's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A knee to the head by Schuurman.
Damballah tries a body shot but Schuurman blocks it.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Damballah takes a knee to the side of the body.
Damballah is breathing heavily.#T1#
Schuurman lands a knee to the head.
Damballah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Damballah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damballah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damballah swings wildly with an uppercut but Schuurman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schuurman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Damballah's face.
Damballah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Damballah has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Schuurman after a bit of a struggle.
Damballah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schuurmans head.
Schuurman scores a nice knee to the body.
Damballah tries to throw a body punch but Schuurman avoids it by throwing Damballah back against the cage.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Damballah blocks it.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damballah blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damballah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schuurmans head.
Damballah lands a hook that snaps the head of Schuurman backwards.
Schuurman scores with a knee to the head.
Schuurman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damballah is defending well for now.#T2#
Schuurman crunches a lovely knee into Damballah's ribcage.
Damballah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head.
Damballah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Damballah.
Schuurman connects with a knee to the head.
Schuurman tries to land knees in the clinch but Damballah avoids the damage to the body.
Damballah tries a body shot but Schuurman blocks it. #TD#
Damballah lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Schuurman pushes Damballah off looking to stand but Damballah dives back in and keeps control. #SUB#
Damballah seems to be working for a kimura but Schuurman defends the submission attempt.
Damballah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Damballah winds up and cracks Schuurman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Damballah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schuurman's head.
Schuurman looks like he's trying to stand up. #T3##ES2#
Schuurman kicks Damballah off and gets back to his feet.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Schuurman rushes Damballah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Damballah working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Damballah.
Damballah misses with a punch on the inside.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Damballah avoiding damage as Schuurman throws knees to the body.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Damballah blocks it.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damballah blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damballah fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Misterioso Damballah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schuurman landing knees to the head.
Nice body punch from Damballah.
Damballah misses with the head strike.
Damballah wants a takedown. #TD#
Damballah turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Damballah manages to end up in side control.#ES2#
Schuurman sneaks out the side door and pushes Damballah away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Damballah misses. #T4#
A punch combination from Damballah misses. #CL2#
Schuurman instigates a clinch.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Damballah blocks with his arms.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damballah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damballah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Damballah lands a hook that snaps the head of Schuurman backwards.
Damballah is trying to pull guard but Schuurman has him pressed against the cage.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Damballah is blocking nicely.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damballah blocks it with crossed arms.
Damballah throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damballah blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Damballah.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Damballah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Damballah tries for a takedown but Schuurman manages to get underhooks.
Damballah goes for a takedown in the clinch but Schuurman prevents it.
Damballah tries for a takedown but Schuurman manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Schuurman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
A punch combination from Damballah misses.
Schuurman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Damballah.#CUT#
It looks like Frank Schuurman has been cut.
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
Schuurman tries to clinch up.
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
Damballah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Damballah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuurman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
Schuurman rushes Damballah and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Damballah blocks it.
Schuurman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Damballah is blocking nicely.
Schuurman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Damballah.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Damballah blocks with his arms. #T1#
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head. #TD#
Damballah successfully pulls guard. #SU2#
Schuurman stands up from Damballah's guard - Schuurman perhaps looking for a knockout. #CL2#
Schuurman closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Damballah fails to land.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Damballah lands an uppercut.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schuurman is breathing heavily.
Damballah lands a nice uppercut.
Damballah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Damballah looking for a takedown.
Schuurman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damballah has a couple of punches blocked by Schuurman.
Schuurman lands a knee to the body.
Damballah swings wildly with an uppercut but Schuurman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Damballah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Damballah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damballah is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Misterioso Damballah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damballah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #TD#
Damballah pulls guard successfully. #SU2#
Schuurman stands and steps away. Damballah gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Damballah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses. #T3#
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Damballah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Damballah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schuurmans head.
Damballah lands a shoulder strike.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Damballah has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Schuurman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Damballah blocks it. #TD#
Damballah jumps guard. #SU2#
Damballah is working an open guard so Schuurman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Damballah keeps the fight on the outside.
El Misterioso Damballah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schuurman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damballah fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Damballah.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damballah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damballah paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T4#
Damballah avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL2#
Schuurman moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Damballah fails to land.
Damballah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schuurman blocking some punches. #TD#
Schuurman is fighting off a takedown attempt but Damballah is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Schuurman to the mat. Schuurman regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Damballah prevents Schuurman from getting back to his feet.
Damballah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
El Misterioso Damballah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Damballah is working Schuurman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Damballah prevents Schuurman from getting back to his feet.
Damballah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schuurman is looking to stand up but Damballah isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that El Misterioso Damballah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Schuurman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
Damballah lands a two punch combo.
Damballah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damballah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #CL2#
Schuurman pushes Damballah up against the cage in a clinch.
Damballah is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Schuurman is defending well.
A head punch on the inside from Damballah fails to land.
Damballah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schuurman landing knees to the body.
Schuurman lands a nice knee to the body.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damballah blocks it with crossed arms.
Damballah goes for a takedown attempt but Schuurman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL2#
Schuurman clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Damballah is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damballah throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Damballah gets through Schuurman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Frank Schuurman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Damballah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Damballah blocks with his arms.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Damballah blocks with his arms.
Damballah wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Misterioso Damballah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damballah avoiding damage as Schuurman throws knees to the body.
Schuurman prevents a body shot from Damballah.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damballah.#TD#
Damballah gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Schuurman wants to stand and escape but Damballah is having none of it.
Damballah makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Damballah prevents Schuurman from getting back to his feet.
Damballah makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Damballah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Damballah throwing strikes from guard but Schuurman blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Damballah connects with a couple of short punches.
Schuurman is looking to stand up but Damballah isn't so interested in that idea. #ES2#
Schuurman has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Damballah has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Schuurman.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Schuurman connects with a knee to the head.
Damballah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schuurman backwards.
Damballah is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Schuurman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Damballah pushes Schuurman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Damballah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schuurman prevents the takedown attempt.
Damballah throws a head punch that misses.
Damballah throws a punch but it's blocked by Schuurman.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damballah blocks it with crossed arms. #T3#
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Damballah tries to pull guard but Schuurman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schuurman obliges.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damballah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Damballah has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Schuurman after a bit of a struggle.
Damballah goes for a takedown attempt but Schuurman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Schuurman tries to clinch up.
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damballah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damballah clobbers Schuurman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CL2#
Schuurman instigates a clinch.
Damballah tries to work over Schuurman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damballah drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Schuurman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Damballah drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schuurman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #T4#
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Damballah blocks it.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Damballah blocks it.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schuurman tries to land knees in the clinch but Damballah avoids the damage to the body.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damballah working aggressively here.
Damballah managing to block the knees to the body from Schuurman.
Damballah tries to pull guard but Schuurman holds him up against the cage and eventually Damballah drops back down to his feet.
Schuurman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schuurman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schuurman gets underhooks to prevent Damballah's takedown attempt.
Schuurman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damballah is defending well for now.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Schuurman with a knee to the head.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Damballah is blocking nicely.
Damballah throws a punch but it's blocked by Schuurman.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Schuurman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schuurman 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Schuurman!
After the fight, Frank Schuurman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 20, 2016

#R1#
Damballah shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mancine eats them both and turns towards Damballah to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mancine misses with a two punch combination.
Damballah misses with the combination.
Damballah misses with a two punch combination.
Mancine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Damballah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mancine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mancine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Damballah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD#
so Mancine counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mancine slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Damballah wants to stand but Mancine is controlling the position.
Mancine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mancine looking to pass the guard.
Mancine is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mancine working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damballah wants to stand but Mancine is controlling the position.
Mancine wants to control from the top but Damballah keeps moving.
Mancine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T1#
Mancine stops Damballah from standing up.
We've been hearing that Mancine has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mancine postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mancine's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mancine passes into half guard.
Mancine tries to pass the half guard into mount. Damballah knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #ES2#
Damballah kicks Mancine off and gets back to his feet.
El Misterioso Damballah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damballah throws a right and a left that Mancine avoids nicely.
Mancine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Damballah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mancine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damballah throws a combination that misses #TD#
and Mancine counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Damballah!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mancine is looking to take a break and control but Damballah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
Mancine landing a few strikes.
Mancine working the ground and pound.
Mancine cracks Damballah with a big right hand but Damballah just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mancine lands a nice forearm strike.
Damballah taking punishment in the form of punches.
Damballah gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mancine cracks Damballah with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mancine is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Damballah can't stay in a position like this for much longer. #ROC#
Damballah is rocked!
Damballah really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mancine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mancine dominating with strikes here.
Damballah is still in real trouble! Can Mancine finish him?
A big strike lands for Mancine! That's really hurt Damballah and he's turned his back - Mancine keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Mancine jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Mancine!
Ray Mancine decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 06, 2016

#R1#
Damballah tries to bum rush Mills with a series of wild strikes but Mills uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Damballah looks to land a combination. Mills sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Damballah throws a combination that misses
and Damballah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Damballah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Damballah slips under a jab from Mills.
Damballah sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mills fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Damballah is breathing heavily.
Mills dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mills stuns Damballah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mills scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Damballah doesn't seem bothered though.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damballah takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mills.
Mills uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Damballah.
Damballah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mills! But no joy.
Damballah swinging wildly here.
Damballah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#KD2#
Mills steps into range and cracks Damballah with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Damballah flops backwards and Mills dives into his guard looking to finish! #ROC2#
Damballah is rocked!#T1#
Mills lands a couple of digs.
Oh Damballah is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Damballah seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Mills loads up on a big left hand. Damballah felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Mills looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Damballah can't hide his disappointment, as Mills celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gil Mills!
Gil Mills decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 30, 2016

#R1#
Damballah has a takedown stuffed.
Apilas throws a head kick but Damballah moves out of range.
Apilas looks to score with a jab to the body but Damballah is just out of range.
Damballah lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Apilas backs up against the cage.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Apilas. No joy for Damballah on that attempt.
A head kick misses from Apilas.
Damballah shoots for a double leg takedown but Apilas sprawls well. He's pushed Damballah's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Misterioso Damballah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damballah throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Apilas's waist but Apilas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Damballah off to one side.
Apilas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Damballah.
Apilas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Damballah looks for a takedown but Apilas sprawls well.#CL#
Damballah pushes Apilas up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apilas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Apilas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Apilas throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Apilas.
Apilas pushes off an throws an elbow but Damballah leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T1#
Nice elbow from Apilas.
Apilas throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Apilas. #CUT2#
It looks like El Misterioso Damballah has been cut.
Apilas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Damballah lands with a left to the head. #TD#
Damballah gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Apilas desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Damballah takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Damballah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Damballah.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Apilas is looking for a sweep. Damballah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Damballah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apilas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Damballah.
Apilas is trying to get back to full guard.#T2#
Damballah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Apilas's head. #SUB#
Apilas is defending against the submission attempts here by Damballah.
Damballah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Apilas is controlling Damballah's trapped leg to prevent Damballah from advancing to side control.
Apilas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Damballah. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Damballah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Damballah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Damballah lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #ROC#
Apilas is rocked!
Damballah scores with a big shot! Apilas's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Apilas! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Misterioso Damballah!
In his post fight interview, El Misterioso Damballah started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 22, 2016

#R1#
Damballah misses with a double jab.
Damballah moves out of range as Kaalipaa strikes.#CL2#
Kaalipaa gets tackled into the cage by Damballah. Damballah maintains the clinch.
Damballah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Damballah.
A shot in the inside from Damballah.
Kaalipaa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Damballah lands a right hand.
Kaalipaa tries for a takedown but Damballah manages to get underhooks.
Kaalipaa has been working on his balance at CT + BJJ & Wrestling sparring gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Damballah.
Kaalipaa tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jola Kaalipaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Kaalipaa gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damballah is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Damballah is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#T1#
Kaalipaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Damballah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaalipaa distracts Damballah with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damballah is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kaalipaa is controlling him.
Kaalipaa distracts Damballah with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Our spies down at at Crucible inform us that Damballah has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Damballah wants to stand and escape but Kaalipaa is having none of it.
Kaalipaa wants to control from the top but Damballah keeps moving.
Kaalipaa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #ES2#
Damballah pushes Kaalipaa off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Damballah misses with a few strikes there.
El Misterioso Damballah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Damballah there.
Damballah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damballah throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Kaalipaa colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Damballah as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Kaalipaa is left battered and dazed whilst Damballah and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Misterioso Damballah!
El Misterioso Damballah spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Jola Kaalipaa spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank for all.'.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 68
Date: Oct 10, 2016

#R1#
Ramsey leaves Damballah with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ramsey tries a head kick but it misses.
Damballah dives in for a single leg takedown but Ramsey sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ramsey lands with a shot to the body.
Ramsey misses with a body kick.
Damballah looks to land a combination. Ramsey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Damballah tries to clinch there but Ramsey circles away.
Damballah misses with a double jab.
A little jabbing left from Ramsey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ramsey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Damballah went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
No joy there for Ramsey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from Ramsey misses
enabling Damballah to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damballah moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramsey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ramsey has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ramsey connects with a looping right hand.
Damballah is looking to clinch but Ramsey is avoiding it. #T1#
Ramsey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#TD#
Ramsey gets caught flat footed, as Damballah shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Damballah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Damballah throwing strikes from guard but Ramsey blocks nicely.
Ramsey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Damballah. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Damballah is looking to work some ground and pound but Ramsey has wrist control.
Damballah throws a big right hand that misses.
Damballah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ramsey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ramsey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Damballah.
Damballah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramsey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ramsey wants to sweep but no luck.
Damballah 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 throwing strikes but missing.
Ramsey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Damballah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB#
Damballah drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Damballah jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T2#
Damballah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Damballah throws a big right hand that misses.
Ramsey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Damballah.
Damballah postures up in Ramsey's guard and throws a big left but Ramsey blocks it.
Damballah keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ramsey's head.
Ramsey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Damballah is controlling him.
Ramsey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Damballah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Damballah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramsey works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB#
Damballah is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damballah won't allow Ramsey to get back to his feet.
Damballah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramsey works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T3#
Ramsey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Damballah is controlling him.
Damballah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Damballah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramsey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Damballah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Damballah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Damballah throwing strikes from guard but Ramsey blocks nicely.
Ramsey seems keen to control Damballah's posture.
Ramsey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Damballah is looking to work some ground and pound but Ramsey has wrist control.
Ramsey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramsey pulls Damballah in close to prevent any damage.
Ramsey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ramsey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T4#
Damballah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Damballah postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Damballah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ramsey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Damballah. #ES2#
Ramsey pushes Damballah off and gets back to his feet.
Damballah misses with a looping right.#CL#
Damballah darts in and clinches Ramsey up against the cage.
I was talking to Damballah's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ramsey gets through Damballah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Damballah is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ramsey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Misterioso Damballah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damballah has Ramsey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ramsey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Damballah tries for a takedown but Ramsey manages to get underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Damballah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramsey trying to stall but Damballah improves his position.
Ramsey throws a punch but it's blocked by Damballah. #TD#
Damballah pulls guard successfully.
Damballah being controlled here, momentarily.
Damballah is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Misterioso Damballah dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Ramsey lands with an overhand left.
Damballah goes for a double leg but Ramsey avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ramsey continues to drive forward.
Ramsey throws a shot to the body.
Ramsey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramsey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damballah shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ramsey defends it nicely.
Damballah dodges the punch combination from Ramsey.
El Misterioso Damballah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damballah walks into a stiff left hand from Ramsey.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ramsey.
Damballah 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.#T1#
Ramsey slaps away a takedown attempt from Damballah, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Misterioso Damballah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Ramsey.
Kenny Ramsey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice jab there from Ramsey.
Ramsey connects with a single shot there.
Damballah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramsey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damballah shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice side step and Ramsey releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ramsey misses with a series of wild punches.
Damballah takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Damballah shoots in looking for a takedown but Ramsey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Damballah's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Damballah shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ramsey but Ramsey pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T2#
Ramsey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Damballah avoids the body shot from Ramsey.
Ramsey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ramsey, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ramsey.
Ramsey takes a swing at Damballah's ribcage but misses.
Damballah went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Damballah is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ramsey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Damballah tries to clinch there but Ramsey circles away.
Damballah shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ramsey as he jumps to the side. #T3#
Damballah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ramsey lands with a nice body punch.
Damballah tries to clinch but Ramsey moves away
and Ramsey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ramsey.
Damballah shoots in but no luck this time.
Damballah fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramsey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Damballahs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ramsey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ramsey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Damballah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T4#
Damballah shoots for a double leg takedown but Ramsey sprawls well. He's pushed Damballah's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ramsey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramsey misses with a few strikes there.
Damballah with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ramsey counters with a straight right hand.
Kenny Ramsey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramsey slaps away a takedown attempt from Damballah, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ramsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ramsey throws a head kick but Damballah moves out of range.
As Ramsey looks to move away, Damballah throws a big counter combo but Ramsey just gets out of the way.
Damballah shoots in for a double leg but Ramsey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ramsey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramsey misses the shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Ramsey. No joy for Damballah on that attempt.
Kenny Ramsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramsey throws a right hand that Damballah ducks under and follows up with a left that Damballah also avoids with ease.
Damballah appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ramsey lands with a hook. Damballah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Ramsey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Damballah throws a series of punches but Ramsey moves out of range.
Damballah blocks a low kick nicely.
Damballah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramsey.
Ramsey lands with a right hand.
Ramsey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Damballah connects with a jab.
Damballah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ramsey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damballah was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramsey.
Damballah walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Damballah darts in looking for a takedown but Ramsey gets double underhooks and turns Damballah into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Ramsey. That snapped Damballah's head back.
Damballah will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ramsey is looking to land body kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramsey digs a good hook to Damballah's body. #T1##TD#
Damballah scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Damballah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #ES2#
Ramsey manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Damballah keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Ramsey throws a punch but it's blocked by Damballah.
Ramsey lands a hook that snaps the head of Damballah backwards.
Ramsey lands with a left to the head. #TD#
Damballah wants the takedown. Ramsey is fighting it off but Damballah persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ramsey's guard against the cage.#ES2#
Ramsey wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damballah shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ramsey counters with a three punch combo that has Damballah backing up. Damballah nods at Ramsey to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Misterioso Damballah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramsey with a nice cross.
Damballah gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ramsey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Ramsey misses.
Damballah seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ramsey lands with a nice body punch. #T2#
Damballah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Damballah avoids the head kick by Ramsey.
The crowd cheers as Ramsey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Damballah doesn't seem phased though.
Nice body punch from Ramsey.
Ramsey lunges at Damballah with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Damballah's hand.
Ramsey lands a jab to Damballah's midsection.
Damballah closes the distance and clinches up with Ramsey, looking for a takedown. Damballah pushes Ramsey against the cage but Ramsey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ramsey slaps away a takedown attempt from Damballah, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ramsey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice straight punches there by Ramsey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ramsey.
Damballah shoots for a takedown but Ramsey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ramsey connects with a single shot there.#T3#
Damballah has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Damballah shoots in looking for a takedown. Ramsey tries to sprawl out of it but Damballah keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ramsey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramsey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Damballah on the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Ramsey.
Damballah on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ramsey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Damballah's head.
Damballah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ramsey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Damballah walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramsey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Damballah tries for a takedown but Ramsey circles away easily
enabling Ramsey to counter with a crisp jab.
Damballah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ramsey stuffs the takedown attempt from Damballah. Damballah gets slowly back to his feet.
Ramsey scores with a hook to the body. Damballah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramsey throws a head kick but Damballah moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horrible takedown attempt by Damballah or perhaps it was just good defense by Ramsey, which made it look bad.
Ramsey throws a one two combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Ramsey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ramsey 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Ramsey!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kenny Ramsey thanked FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: MMAHelsinki - 64
Date: Sep 22, 2016

#R1#
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
Venables tries to work over Damballah's front leg with a kick but Damballah checks it.
A clash of legs there as Damballah blocks the low kick.
Venables turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Damballah shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Venables but Venables pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Venables feints a counter leg kick.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Venables.
Damballah throws a combination that misses
and Venables counters with a nice low kick that buckles Damballah's knee momentarily.
Damballah misses with a wild combination.
Damballah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Damballah. Those never looked like landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Venables.
Damballah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Venables has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Damballah or perhaps it was just good defense by Venables, which made it look bad.
Venables defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Damballah.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Misterioso Damballah. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Damballah shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Venables sprawls well. Venables wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Damballah gets slowly back to his feet.
Venables connects with a good right hand that stumbles Damballah. Damballah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Venables throws a good cross that connects.
An inside leg kick lands from Venables.
Damballah tries to score a power double leg takedown but Venables sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Damballah somewhat.
Venables swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Damballah misses with a takedown attempt
and Venables counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Venables. #KD2#
Venables throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Damballah stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Venables follows into mount! #ROC2#
Damballah is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like El Misterioso Damballah has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damballah is trying to stand up.
Oh Damballah is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Venables postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Damballah out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Venables goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joseph Venables!
A victorious Joseph Venables thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 57
Date: Aug 27, 2016

#R1#
Damballah throws a right and a left that Kalashnikov avoids nicely.
Damballah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damballah scores with a one two! Kalashnikov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT#
It looks like Mikhail Kalashnikov has been cut.
Damballah swinging wildly here. #TD2#
Kalashnikov looking to score a takedown here. Damballah is defending well but Kalashnikov drives through and ends up in Damballah's guard.
Damballah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
My spies in Netherlands Top Team & KT inform me that Kalashnikov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damballah wants to stand and escape but Kalashnikov is having none of it.
Kalashnikov works over Damballah with some ground and pound from guard.
Kalashnikov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kalashnikov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kalashnikov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damballah wants to stand and escape but Kalashnikov is having none of it.
Kalashnikov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kalashnikov prevents Damballah from getting back to his feet. #T1#
Kalashnikov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Damballah knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kalashnikov on the ground.
Damballah seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet but Kalashnikov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kalashnikov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kalashnikov won't allow Damballah to get back to his feet.
Kalashnikov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kalashnikov postures up and lands a big shot to Damballah's brow.
Kalashnikov prevents Damballah from getting back to his feet.
Kalashnikov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Damballah's head.
Damballah is looking to stand up but Kalashnikov isn't so interested in that idea.
Kalashnikov scoring with punches to the head and body. #T2#
Kalashnikov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kalashnikov won't allow Damballah to get back to his feet.
Kalashnikov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Damballah wants to stand but Kalashnikov is controlling the position.
Kalashnikov slips nicely into half guard.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet.
Kalashnikov working over Damballah with some ground and pound. Damballah looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kalashnikov prevents Damballah from standing back up.
Kalashnikov is controlling the pace. #T3#
Kalashnikov stops Damballah from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kalashnikov connects with a nice short shot to Damballah's temple.
Kalashnikov working Damballah over with strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Damballah is trying to stand.
Kalashnikov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Damballah with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kalashnikov working the head and body with strikes.
Damballah tries to kick Kalashnikov off but Kalashnikov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SUB2#
Kalashnikov has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Damballah defend it? Kalashnikov steps over the head and cranks it - Damballah is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Kalashnikov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mikhail Kalashnikov!
During a confident post fight interview, Mikhail Kalashnikov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 51
Date: Jul 31, 2016

#R1#
Colt swings for the body but Damballah moves out of range. #TD#
Colt dives in and scores a takedown into Damballah's guard.
Colt prevents Damballah from getting back to his feet.
Colt content to stall in guard here.
Damballah wants to stand and escape but Colt is having none of it.
Damballah is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Colt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Damballah wants to stand and escape but Colt is having none of it.
Colt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colt chips away with some ground and pound.
Damballah wants to stand up but Colt is controlling him.
Colt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Damballah is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colt showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T1#
Colt continues to stall.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Colt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Damballah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Colt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Colt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Damballah.
Damballah needs to keep his hands up - Colt had a free shot at his head there.#CL#
Colt rushes Damballah and presses him up against the cage.
Colt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Colt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Colt misses with a punch to the body.
Colt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Damballah backwards.
Damballah prevents a body shot from Colt.
Damballah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Damballah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damballah misses with the head strike.
Colt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damballah blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Colt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damballah drops down looking for an ankle pick but Colt pulls his leg out and moves away. #T2#
Some wild striking there from Damballah.
Damballah throws a series of punches but Colt moves out of range.
Damballah closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Colt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Colt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Damballah misses with a combination
and Colt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damballah misses with the combination.
Damballah lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Damballah.#TD#
Colt darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Damballah felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Colt perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Colt working Damballah over with strikes.
Colt lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Damballah is trying to stand up here but Colt is controlling him well.
Colt not doing much here. #T3#
More hug and hope from Colt.
Damballah is trying to stand.
Colt controlling the action here.
Colt prevents Damballah from standing back up.
Colt seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Colt drops an elbow to the side of Damballah's head. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Colt lands a nice short elbow.
Colt takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Colt winds up and cracks Damballah with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Colt is taking a breather. Damballah says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Colt has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Damballah looks like he's trying to stand up.
Still in half guard, Colt seems content to control.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet.
Colt perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Colt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Colt dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Damballah scores with a one two! Colt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Colt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Damballah doesn't seem phased though.
El Misterioso Damballah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Colt dodges the punch combination from Damballah.
Colt tests Damballah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Damballah looks to land a combination but Colt avoids it well.
Damballah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Damballah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Colt connects with a right hand. Damballah shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damballah fails to land with a series of punches.
Damballah throws a nice looking combination but Colt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Damballah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Colt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Damballah can do to turn this around?
Nice shot by Colt.
Damballah swinging wildly here.
Damballah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CL#
Colt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Damballah is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Colt is defending well.
Damballah tries for a takedown but Colt manages to get underhooks.
Colt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damballah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T1#
Colt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Colt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damballah is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Colt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brian Colt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Misterioso Damballah.
Damballah is breathing heavily.
Damballah wants to get back to striking at distance but Colt won't allow it.
Damballah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Colt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Colt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Damballah misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Colt.
Colt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Colt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colt tries to land a knee to the head but Damballah blocks with his arms.
Colt lands a body shot.
Colt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damballah's elbow.
Damballah misses with the head strike.
Colt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Damballah or not.
Colt tries to throw a body punch but Damballah avoids it by throwing Colt back against the cage.
Colt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Colt digs a right hand underneath Damballah's ribcage. Damballah let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Colt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T2#
Colt lands a shot to the body.
Colt misses with a punch to the body.
Colt lands a hook that snaps the head of Damballah backwards.
Colt lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Colt tries to throw a body punch but Damballah avoids it by throwing Colt back against the cage.
Colt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damballah misses with a punch on the inside.
Colt works on Damballah's body with a couple of short punches.
Colt digs a right hand underneath Damballah's ribcage. Damballah let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Colt lands a nice shot to the body.
Colt misses with a body punch.
Damballah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brian Colt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Colt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Colt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colt tries to throw a body punch but Damballah avoids it by throwing Colt back against the cage.
Colt lands with a left to the head.
Colt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colt scores with a shot to the side of Damballah's head. #T3#
Nice body punch from Colt.
Colt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Damballah backwards.
Colt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damballah's elbow.
I was talking to Colt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Colt misses with a punch to the body.
Colt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Colt as the two fighters clinch.
Colt scores with a hook to the body.
Colt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colt jerks Damballah's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Damballah drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Colt goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Colt because Damballah was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Brian Colt!

Event: MMAHelsinki - 40
Date: Jun 11, 2016

#R1#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Damballah crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kullervo - the referee stops the clock and Damballah gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kullervo. Damballah manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kullervo looks to land a body kick but Damballah moved away.
Damballah fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kullervo avoids it really well and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Damballah is defended easily by Kullervo.
A jab from Kullervo does it's job there.
Kullervo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been informed that Kullervo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Damballah shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kullervo but Kullervo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Misterioso Damballah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damballah tries for a takedown but Kullervo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kullervo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Damballah doesn't seem bothered though.
Kullervo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Damballah goes for a double leg but Kullervo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kullervo continues to drive forward.
Damballah tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kullervo swivels and escapes.
Damballah is breathing heavily.
Kullervo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T1#
Kullervo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Damballah with a poor takedown
and Kullervo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#CL2#
Kullervo forces Damballah back against the cage and clinches.
Kullervo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Damballah or not.
Kullervo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Damballah up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kullervo obliges.
Kullervo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Damballah up against the cage.
Kullervo misses with some punches.
Kullervo is pressed up against the cage. Damballah has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kullervo down to the mat. Kullervo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kullervo connects with a nice looking jab.
Damballah doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Kullervo to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC2#
Damballah is rocked!
Kullervo circles away from the clinch attempt. #T2#
Kullervo lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kullervo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#CL2#
Kullervo instigates a clinch.
Kullervo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kullervo tries a body shot but Damballah blocks it.
Kullervo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damballah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kullervo to keep the fight standing.
Kullervo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Damballah goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kullervo prevents it.
Kullervo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kullervo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kullervo lands a knee to the body.
Kullervo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damballah avoids it.
Damballah drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kullervo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Damballah can't get the takedown. #T3#
Kullervo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kullervo.
Kullervo swings wildly with an uppercut but Damballah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damballah blocks an uppercut.
Damballah is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kullervo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kullervo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kullervo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kullervo lands a shoulder strike.
Kullervo digs a right hand into Damballah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Damballah's gas tank.
Damballah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kullervo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Damballah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kullervo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kullervo misses with a body punch. #T4#
Damballah wants a takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kullervo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kullervo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kullervo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kullervo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kullervo misses with a punch to the body.
Kullervo stalling in the clinch.
Damballah avoids a wild elbow strike from Kullervo.
Kullervo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kullervo tries to throw a body punch but Damballah avoids it by throwing Kullervo back against the cage.
Kullervo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Damballah is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kullervo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kullervo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damballah looking for a takedown.
Kullervo landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalle Kullervo dominated that round.
That's time! Damballah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
A left and a right from Damballah both land. Nice combination.
Damballah thows a left - swing and a miss! #KD2#
Kullervo lands a big head kick that sends Damballah tumbling to the mat! Kullervo takes a step backwards and waves Damballah back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Damballah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crack! Kullervo connects with the perfect overhand right and Damballah falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Kullervo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kalle Kullervo!

Event: MMAHelsinki - 37
Date: May 22, 2016

#R1#
Kullervo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT2#
It looks like Kalle Kullervo has been cut.
Kullervo digs a good hook to Damballah's body. #TD2#
Damballah shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#ES#
Kullervo pushes Damballah off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damballah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kullervo moves away.#TD2#
Kullervo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Damballah to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Damballah stops Kullervo from standing up.
Damballah throws a strike but Kullervo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU#
Kullervo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Damballah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A counter left hand to the body from Kullervo misses its target.
Nice cross by Damballah.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Damballah connects with a right that clearly hurt Kullervo. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Damballah proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Kullervo collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Misterioso Damballah!
In his post fight interview, El Misterioso Damballah started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 30
Date: Apr 09, 2016

#R1#
Damballah closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ramsey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Damballah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Damballah.
Ramsey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ramsey!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Damballah.
Damballah shoots for a takedown but Ramsey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A clash of legs there as Damballah blocks the low kick.
Ramsey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Damballah misses with a double jab
and Ramsey counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Damballah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Damballah pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ramsey back to the cage. Damballah follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ramsey slips a jab and a cross from Damballah.
Nice sprawl there from Ramsey as Damballah shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Misterioso Damballah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damballah looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramsey is just out of range.
Damballah misses with a takedown attempt
and Ramsey counters with a stiff right hand.
Damballah lands a jab-cross combination.
Damballah is breathing heavily.
Ramsey connects with a body shot that sends Damballah's belly button to the back.#T1#
Damballah wants to clinch up but Ramsey keeps it at a distance.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramsey scores with the left hand. Damballah knows he should have avoided that one.
Ramsey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ramsey cracks Damballah with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ramsey throws a head kick but Damballah moves out of range.
Ramsey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damballah tries to clinch but Ramsey is having none of it.
Ramsey throws a combination. Damballah tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ramsey, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damballah takes one to the chin there.
Damballah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramsey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damballah looks to land a combination. Ramsey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Damballah moves out of range of the leg kick from Ramsey.
Ramsey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ramsey wants it to stay on the feet.
Ramsey throws a leg kick but Damballah sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As Ramsey looks to move away, Damballah throws a big counter combo but Ramsey just gets out of the way.
Damballah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ramsey finds it's way round the side to connect with Damballah's head.
Damballah closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ramsey circles away.
Ramsey is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Damballah had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.#T2#
Ramsey throws a leg kick but Damballah sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ramsey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ramsey tests Damballah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ramsey connects with a single shot there.
Ramsey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramsey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ramsey with a hook.
Ramsey lands a jab-cross combination. #CL#
Damballah clinches with his opponent.
Damballah is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ramsey is defending well.#BC#
Damballah breaks from the clinch.
Damballah fails with the takedown.
Damballah looks to land a combination but Ramsey avoids it well.
Ramsey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Damballah fails with the takedown
letting Ramsey counter with a right hand. #T3#
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramsey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Damballah's head backwards.
Damballah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ramsey lands with a hook. Damballah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Damballah throws a nice looking combination but Ramsey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ramsey tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Damballah throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ramsey's waist but Ramsey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Damballah off to one side.
Ramsey slaps away a takedown attempt from Damballah, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Damballah.
Damballah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Damballah avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ramsey scores with a body shot.
Ramsey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Damballah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T4#
Nice cross by Ramsey.
Ramsey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Damballah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ramsey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Damballah is out of range.
Damballah wants to clinch but Ramsey slips to the side
and Ramsey counters with a right hand to the body.
Ramsey dodges the punch combination from Damballah.
Damballah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ramsey pinned against the cage. Ramsey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ramsey throws a combination. Damballah tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ramsey misses with a low kick.
Damballah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damballah tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ramsey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Damballah somewhat.
Ramsey let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#CL#
Damballah closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Ramsey dominated that round.
That's time! Damballah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Damballah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramsey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramsey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ramsey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ramsey circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Ramsey to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Ramsey.
El Misterioso Damballah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damballah swings for the body but Ramsey moves out of range.
Damballah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Damballah is defended easily by Ramsey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramsey misses with a head kick.
Damballah closes the distance and clinches up with Ramsey, looking for a takedown. Damballah pushes Ramsey against the cage but Ramsey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Damballah darts in looking for a takedown but Ramsey gets double underhooks and turns Damballah into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Misterioso Damballah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damballah shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ramsey counters with a stiff right hand.
Damballah walks into a straight right hand from Ramsey.#T1#
Damballah tries for a takedown but Ramsey circles away easily
and Ramsey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Damballah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Damballah checks a leg kick.
Ramsey misses with a low kick as Damballah jumps back.
Damballah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damballah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramsey circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramsey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Damballah.
Damballah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ramsey lands a leg kick that knocks Damballah off balance momentarily.
Damballah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramsey unleashes a big counter combination but Damballah bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Damballah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ramsey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Damballah on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ramsey scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ramsey.
Ramsey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Damballah on the side of the head.
Damballah throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ramsey's waist but Ramsey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Damballah off to one side.
Ramsey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T2#
Ramsey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ramsey scores with a jab.#ROC2#
Damballah is rocked!
Ramsey lands with an uppercut that bounces Damballah off the cage and back into range.
Oh Damballah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A swing and a miss from Damballah.
Some wild striking there from Damballah.
Ramsey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Damballah seems to have got his legs back now.
Ramsey is looking to chop away at Damballah's legs.
Ramsey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Damballah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ramsey finds it's way round the side to connect with Damballah's head.
Ramsey slips under a jab.
Ramsey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Damballah's hands.
Damballah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ramsey throws a shot to the body.
Damballah misses with a takedown attempt
and Ramsey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ramsey connects with a body shot that sends Damballah's belly button to the back.
Ramsey connects with a right hand. Damballah shakes it off.
Ramsey lands with a thumping leg kick. #T3#
Jab, jab by Ramsey - just one landing.
Damballah wants to clinch but Ramsey slips to the side
and Ramsey counters with a left to the body.
Kenny Ramsey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramsey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ramsey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Damballah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramsey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That kick from Ramsey tenderised Damballah's leg. Damballah is trying to keep his angry face on.
Damballah looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ramsey throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Damballah's head.
Ramsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Damballah throws a big shot that misses.
Ramsey lands an overhand right.
Damballah wants to clinch but Ramsey slips to the side
and Ramsey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Damballah thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Ramsey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ramsey dodges the punch combination from Damballah.
Damballah with a poor takedown
and Ramsey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ramsey throws a good cross that connects.
Damballah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T4#
Ramsey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Damballah shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ramsey sprawls well. Ramsey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Damballah gets slowly back to his feet.
Ramsey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Damballah closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ramsey counters with a straight right hand.
Ramsey lands with a shot to the body.
Ramsey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramsey's corner calls for a 1-2. Ramsey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damballah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramsey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Damballah!
Damballah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramsey scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Ramsey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Ramsey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damballah closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Damballah walks into a stiff left hand from Ramsey.
Damballah slips a jab and a cross from Ramsey.
Ramsey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramsey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Damballah momentarily.
Damballah fails with a takedown attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Damballah. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Damballah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramsey circles away quickly and effectively.
Damballah fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramsey digs a good body shot into Damballah's ribs.
Damballah tries to clinch up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danga de danga de dang - Ramsey scores with a four punch combination!
Damballah fails with the takedown
and Ramsey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Ramsey lands with a right hand.
Kenny Ramsey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damballah tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ramsey swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Misterioso Damballah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramsey lands with a nice body punch.
A cross from Ramsey lands.
Damballah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramsey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damballah closes the distance but Ramsey moves to the side
and Ramsey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damballah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Damballah is looking to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramsey, right into the meat.
Ramsey lands a jab to Damballah's midsection.
No joy there for Damballah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Damballah looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramsey is just out of range.
It seemed like Ramsey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ramsey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramsey stuns Damballah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ramsey throws a solid leg kick but Damballah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ramsey.
Damballah seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A head kick misses from Ramsey.
Damballah tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramsey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T2#
Damballah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramsey.
Ramsey now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ramsey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Damballah 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ramsey lands a slapping body shot.
Damballah with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ramsey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Damballah throws a nice looking combination but Ramsey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ramsey tried to score with a low kick but Damballah checks it.
Ramsey lands the left hand.
Damballah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ramsey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Damballah darts in looking for a takedown but Ramsey gets double underhooks and turns Damballah into the cage.
Jab, jab by Ramsey - just one landing.
Ramsey misses with a leg kick.
Damballah has his takedown stuffed
and Ramsey counters with a right hand to the body.
Ramsey lands a slapping body shot.
Damballah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramsey swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T3#
Ramsey jabs at Damballah's body.
Jab from Ramsey.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Damballah got wobbled bad by a big combination! Ramsey presses forward with punches and knees until Damballah stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Damballah closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Ramsey!
Kenny Ramsey gave a mention to FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

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