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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dado Damba (ranked 2781 p4p, 1337 weight class) and Robert Munson (ranked 383 p4p, 202 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 cm 26 178 5 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ World class MT Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dado Damba! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Munson! The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Munson swings for the body but Damba moves out of range.
Munson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damba.
Damba looks to land a body kick but Munson moved away. Munson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damba moves away. Munson throws a lazy uppercut
and Damba counters with a nice body kick. Munson dips to his left and cracks Damba with an uppercut! Good leg kick by Damba. Munson lands a jab to the head.
Munson throws the kick towards the body but Damba avoids it. Munson looks to land a left hand but Damba moved out of range nicely. An inside leg kick lands from Damba. Munson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Munson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Munson tries to bum rush Damba with a series of wild strikes but Damba uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Munson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damba.
Damba is looking to counter with a shot to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A looping hook to the body misses from Munson. Damba does a little dance to reset his feet. A solid leg kick lands there for Damba.
Damba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Munson throws out the jab. Munson swats away the attempt to clinch by Damba.
That's one minute gone in the round. Damba fails in his attempt to clinch. Munson walks into a stiff left hand from Damba. A clash of legs there as Damba blocks the low kick. Munson throws a body shot but no joy. Munson throws an overhand right that lands on Damba's shoulder, as Damba tries to avoid the shot. We've been hearing reports that Damba has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Damba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Munson, pushing him back against the cage. Damba misses with a punch to the body.
Damba misses with a body punch.
Munson throws a head punch that misses. Damba misses with a hook from the clinch. Damba tries a body shot but Munson blocks it.
Damba tries to throw a body punch but Munson avoids it by throwing Damba back against the cage. Munson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damba scores with an uppercut up the middle. Damba working aggressively here.
Damba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Damba fails to land. Munson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice right hand lands inside from Damba. Munson blocks a couple of punches 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! Munson has a couple of punches blocked by Damba.
Damba throws a head punch that misses. Damba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Munson backwards. Damba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Munson backwards. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munson. Munson misses with the head strike.
Munson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Damba backwards. Damba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Damba. Munson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Damba is keeping busy. Damba keeps control of Munson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Munson has a couple of punches blocked by Damba.
A frustrated look appears on Munson's face as he tries to break the clinch. Damba lands a right hand. Damba lands a hook that snaps the head of Munson backwards. Damba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Munson misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Munson tries to circle away but Damba has him pinned against the cage. Munson just leaning against Damba, taking a breather. Damba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Munson manages to break the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Damba. Munson takes a swing at Damba's ribcage but misses. Damba lands a nice looking body kick. Damba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Munson tries to break free but Damba pushes him back against the cage. Munson misses with some punches.
Munson misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Damba scores with a nice short uppercut. Munson is looking to control Damba's arms but Damba gets an underhook and turns him. Now Munson has his back to the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Damba. Damba misses with some punches.
Munson working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Munson.
Munson lands with a short shot to the head. Damba lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Munson working aggressively here.
Damba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Munsons head. Munson has a couple of punches blocked by Damba.
Munson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Damba.
A head punch on the inside from Munson fails to land. Munson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Damba is keeping busy. Damba blocks an uppercut.
Damba tries a body shot but Munson blocks it.
Damba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Munson backwards. A shot in the inside from Damba. Damba tries a body shot but Munson blocks it.
Munson is trying to break the clinch but Damba is controlling him. Damba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Munson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Munson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Damba throws a body kick that misses. A decent looking body kick lands there for Damba. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dado Damba dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! Damba throws a solid leg kick but Munson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Damba. A nice leg kick from Damba, right into the meat of the thigh.
Damba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Damba seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Munson - that will leave a mark!
Munson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Damba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. A big left from Munson misses. Damba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Munson. Damba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Munson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Munson looks to score with a jab to the body but Damba is just out of range. Munson on the wrong end of a nice hook. Damba ducks right into an uppercut from Munson. Munson misses with a right hand and Damba counters with a good, hard body kick but Munson shrugs it off. This has been an exciting period of action! Damba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Munson misses with an uppercut. Damba saw that one coming. An inside leg kick lands from Damba. Damba lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Munson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round. Munson looks to land a left hand but Damba moved out of range nicely. Damba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Munson. Munson throws an off balance right hand
and Damba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Munson takes a kick to the side of the head. Munson misses with a hook. Munson takes a swing at Damba's ribcage but misses. Damba slips a straight right by Munson. Damba throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Damba instigates a clinch. Damba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munson can do to turn this around? A short body shot lands from Damba as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damba. Damba misses with a body punch.
Damba scores with a nice hook to the head. Damba is leaning against Munson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A head punch on the inside from Munson fails to land. Munson is trying to break the clinch but Damba is controlling him. Munson misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Damba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Dado Damba has scored more points in the clinch so far. A short right from Munson. Damba scores with a shot to the side of Munson's head. Damba misses with a body punch.
Damba misses with a short punch on the inside. Munson working aggressively here.
Damba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Munson backwards. Damba pushes Munson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Damba keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Munson's efforts to push away. Munson looking to slow down the pace here. A quick uppercut on the inside from Damba. Munson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damba clinches up against the cage. Damba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damba struggles to land a body shot inside as Munson controls his hands.
Damba working aggressively here.
Damba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Damba prevents a body shot from Munson.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Munson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Munson lands a shoulder strike. Damba is working Munson over against the cage. Damba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Damba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Munson is breathing heavily. Damba gets through Munson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Damba lands with a right to the head. A body shot lands from Damba.
Damba lands a body shot in the clinch.
Damba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Damba pushes Munson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Damba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Damba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A short body shot lands from Damba as the two fighters clinch.
Damba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Munson backwards. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Damba lands a nice uppercut. Damba lands with a short head shot on the inside. Damba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Damba.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Damba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Damba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Damba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Munson backwards. A left hand lands to the body for Damba.
Damba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Munsons head. Damba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Damba tries to throw a body punch but Munson avoids it by throwing Damba back against the cage. Munson prevents a body shot from Damba. A short uppercut from Damba. Damba lands with a short head shot on the inside. Munson can't break the clinch.
Munson working some nice short punches in the clinch. Damba is leaning against Munson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Munson blocks an uppercut.
Damba blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Damba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Damba digs a right hand underneath Munson's ribcage. Munson let out a lung full of air as it connected. Damba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Munson backwards. Munson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dado Damba dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round! Munson 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. Munson throws a right hand that misses
and Damba counters with a left to the body. Munson throws a body punch but Damba moves out of range. Munson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Damba. Damba explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Damba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munson.
Munson misses with a low kick. Damba jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Munson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damba manages to avoid it. Munson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Damba doesn't seem bothered though. Munson misses with a wild body shot. A kick lands to the mid section there for Damba. Damba thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Munson if he has to take too many more of those.
Munson avoids the body shot from Damba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Munson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damba slips under a jab from Munson. Dado Damba is winning the standup battle so far. Munson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Damba clinches with his opponent.
Munson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Damba has him pressed against the cage. Munson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! This has been an exciting period of action! Damba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round. Munson blocking some punches.
Damba scores with a hook to the body. Damba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Munson backwards. Munson prevents a body shot from Damba. Munson lands with a short shot to the head. Damba blocks a body shot from Munson. Munson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Damba misses with some punches.
Damba throws a punch but it's blocked by Munson. Damba lands a left hand.
Damba lands with a right to the head. Damba is leaning against Munson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Munson is trying to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Damba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Damba swings wildly with an uppercut but Munson uses good head movement to avoid it. Munson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Munson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robert Munson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Munson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Damba scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Munson looks to score with a jab to the body but Damba is just out of range. Damba misses with a body kick. Munson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Damba was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Munson. Munson lands with an overhand left. Munson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Damba is out of range and Munson settles back down. Damba with a nice calf kick. Munson avoids the head kick by Damba.
Damba connects with a leg kick. Munson tries to land a front kick but Damba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Damba throws a nice inside leg kick. Munson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Munson takes one on the button. Damba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Munson moves away. Munson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Munson misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Damba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Munson misses with a wild body shot. Damba throws a quick inside leg kick. Munson avoids the body shot from Damba.
Munson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Munson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Damba connects with the punch. Munson blocks the body kick.
Damba throws a front kick that sends Munson stumbling back into the cage. Munson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Damba. Damba clinches up with Munson and pushes him back against the cage. Damba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Munson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. A short body shot lands from Munson as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Damba 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! A short right from Damba. Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Munson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Damba. Damba tries to throw a body punch but Munson avoids it by throwing Damba back against the cage. Munson prevents a body shot from Damba. Damba scores with a shot to the side of Munson's head. Munson has Damba pushed against the cage. Munson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Munson misses with some punches.
Dado Damba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Damba struggles to land a body shot inside as Munson controls his hands.
Damba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Munson fails to land. A bit of stalling here from Munson.
Munson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. An inside leg kick lands from Damba. Damba lands with a thumping leg kick.
Damba avoids the body shot from Munson.
Munson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight! Dado Damba showed his dominance in that final round. Well Damba 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27 Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dado Damba!
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