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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Brawler (ranked 1886 p4p, 1354 weight class) and Dado Damba (ranked 271 p4p, 194 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Brawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dado Damba!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brawler misses with a hook.
Brawler throws out a loose jab but Damba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damba scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brawler in his tracks.
Damba misses with a left hand
and Brawler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Dado Damba has been cut.
Damba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Brawler to counter with a crisp jab.
Damba cracks Brawler with an open hand slap.
Damba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brawler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Damba pushes Brawler away with a front kick.
Brawler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Damba misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Brawler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Damba on the side of the head.
Damba tries to clinch but Brawler is having none of it.
Damba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brawler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damba throws a head kick that misses.
Brawler tries to land a leg kick but Damba saw it coming and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Damba.
Damba's corner calls for a 1-2. Damba obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brawler throws a hook but Damba avoids it easily.
Damba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Brawler misses the target.
Damba keeps Brawler at a distance using the push kick.
Brawler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Damba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brawler tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damba scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brawler in his tracks.
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!
Damba throws a hook to the side of Brawler's head but Brawler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brawler is looking to counter punch.
Damba cracks a nice hook into Brawler's ribs.
Brawler lands with a hook. Damba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brawler misses with the body kick
and Damba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Damba 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.
Damba lands a nice looking body kick.
Brawler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Damba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brawler leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brawler misses with a punch to the body.
Brawler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damba.
Brawler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damba misses with a body punch.
Brawler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damba lands a right hand.
Brawler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dambas head.
Brawler prevents a body shot from Damba.
A short right from Brawler.
Brawler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damba's elbow.
Damba tries to throw a body punch but Brawler avoids it by throwing Damba back against the cage.
Damba blocking some punches.
Damba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Brawler.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brawler.
Damba has a couple of punches blocked by Brawler.
Brawler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brawler scores with a hook to the body.
Brawler lands a nice shot to the body.
Damba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brawler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Brawler fails to land.
Damba throws a head punch that misses.
Damba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brawler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damba swings wildly with an uppercut but Brawler uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damba.
Brawler tries to throw a body punch but Damba avoids it by throwing Brawler back against the cage.
Brawler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Damba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brawler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brawler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Damba misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Brawler.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brawler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Damba tries a body shot but Brawler blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dado Damba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dado Damba's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brawler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Damba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brawler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brawler ducks under a wild hook from Damba.
Damba ducks under a wild hook from Brawler.
Damba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brawler momentarily.
Brawler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brawler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Damba lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damba checks a leg kick.
Brawler connects with a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Damba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damba throws a jab but it's blocked by Brawler.
Brawler digs a good hook to Damba's body.
Brawler with a jab.
Bobby Brawler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brawler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Damba.
Brawler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Damba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brawler.
Damba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brawler swings away with a body shot that misses
and Damba counters with a stiff right hand.
Brawler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Damba throws a poor cross that misses
and Brawler counters with a nice uppercut.
Brawler is looking to chop away at Damba's legs.
Nice shot lands for Damba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brawler scores with a leg kick.
Brawler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Damba throws a quick inside leg kick.
Damba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brawler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damba throws an overhand right that lands on Brawler's shoulder, as Brawler tries to avoid the shot.
Brawler lands a nice looking kick to the body. Damba takes a step back to recover.
A head kick misses from Damba.
Damba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Damba is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brawler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brawler is looking to counter punch.
Brawler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dado Damba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Damba tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Damba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Damba is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damba misses with an uppercut. Brawler saw that one coming.
Damba is still on wobbly legs! Can Brawler finish him?
Damba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Damba seems to have recovered his senses.
Damba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brawler.
Brawler misses with a looping left.
Damba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Damba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brawler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bobby Brawler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dado Damba.
Some bone on bone action there as Damba checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A lazy left from Damba finds it's target.
Damba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brawler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brawler scores with a shoulder strike.
Damba misses with the head strike.
Damba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brawler lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brawler blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brawler misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brawler takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Damba tries a body shot but Brawler blocks it.
Brawler lands with a short shot to the head.
Damba misses with a punch to the body.
Brawler throws a punch but it's blocked by Damba.
Damba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Damba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damba tries to work over Brawler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brawler lands an uppercut.
Damba blocks an uppercut.
Damba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bobby Brawler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Damba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brawler misses with a punch on the inside.
Damba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Brawler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dado Damba's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Brawler swats away the attempt to clinch by Damba.
It looked like Brawler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Damba looks to clinch
and Brawler counters with a stiff right hand.
Damba just misses with a punch to the body.
Damba scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brawler tries a low kick but Damba avoids it.
It seemed like Damba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Damba scores with a punch to the head.
Damba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Brawler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brawler throws a low kick, looking for Damba's leg but Damba calmly moves out of range.
Brawler 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.
The fighters circling - Brawler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damba lands a nice looking body shot.
Damba swings for the body but Brawler moves out of range.
Brawler is looking to counter punch.
Brawler walks forward, straight into a front kick from Damba.
Damba lands a really nice looking cross but Brawler seems unphased.
Damba connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Damba misses with a straight left.
Brawler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Damba counters with a stiff right hand.
Brawler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dado Damba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damba gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brawler.
Brawler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dambas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damba sizes up Brawler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damba gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Brawler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damba moves out of range of the strikes.
Damba lands a leg kick that knocks Brawler off balance momentarily.
Damba throws a hook to the side of Brawler's head but Brawler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brawler misses with a low kick.
Damba clinches up with Brawler and pushes him back against the cage.
Damba avoids a wild elbow strike from Brawler.
Damba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brawler throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Damba.
Damba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brawler prevents a body shot from Damba.
Brawler misses with a body punch.
Damba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brawler backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Brawler.
Damba lands a hook that snaps the head of Brawler backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brawler.
Damba blocks a body shot from Brawler.
Brawler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Brawler.
Brawler throws an elbow that misses.
Damba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brawler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brawler blocks an uppercut.
Brawler tries to throw a body punch but Damba avoids it by throwing Brawler back against the cage.
Damba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Damba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brawler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brawler lands a nice uppercut.
Damba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler misses with a body punch.
Damba misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brawler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Damba throws a head punch that misses.
Damba struggles to land a body shot inside as Brawler controls his hands.
Damba gets through Brawler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Damba lands an uppercut.
Damba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brawler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damba tries a body shot but Brawler blocks it.
Brawler blocking some punches.
Brawler throws a punch but it's blocked by Damba.
Damba lands with a light punch inside.
Brawler lands a shoulder strike.
Damba misses with a punch to the body.
Damba has a couple of punches blocked by Brawler.
Brawler prevents a body shot from Damba.
Brawler blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dado Damba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Damba 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bobby Brawler!
A very excited looking Bobby Brawler 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.
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pop
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