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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dag Daghammar (ranked 1156 p4p, 1123 weight class) and Travis Mitchell (ranked 177 p4p, 173 weight class). Daghammar comes to the cage accompanied by Just like that - Dregen. On his way into the cage it seems that Dag Daghammar has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dag Daghammar seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dag Daghammar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Travis Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daghammar throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
Daghammar takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Daghammar is just out of range.
Daghammar lands with a nice body punch.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the body.
Daghammar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mitchell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Daghammar's head.
Mitchell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Daghammar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Daghammar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Daghammar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Daghammar fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daghammar.
Mitchell tries a body shot but Daghammar blocks it.
Daghammar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daghammar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daghammar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Daghammar.
Daghammar blocks an uppercut.
Mitchell wants to take the fight to the mat but Daghammar manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daghammar as Mitchell tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Mitchell - that landed with a thud.
Mitchell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daghammar backwards.
Daghammar throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell lands an uppercut.
Mitchell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daghammar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitchells head.
Mitchell blocks an uppercut.
Mitchell gets through Daghammar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Mitchell.
Daghammar tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daghammar tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daghammar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but Daghammar uses good head movement to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mitchell 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.
Mitchell tries to score a body lock takedown but Daghammar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dag Daghammar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Mitchell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Daghammar is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daghammar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mitchell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mitchell lands a nice uppercut.
Daghammar blocks an uppercut.
Daghammar lands a right hand.
Mitchell blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Mitchell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mitchell lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Daghammar.
Daghammar slows down the pace here.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell blocking some punches.
Daghammar misses with some punches.
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Daghammar controls his hands.
Mitchell stalling in the clinch but Daghammar improves position.
Mitchell lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar is pushing Mitchell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mitchell lands with a right to the head.
Mitchell is trying to drag Daghammar to the mat but Daghammar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch on the inside from Daghammar fails to land.
Daghammar lands a nice uppercut.
Daghammar has a couple of punches blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Daghammar.
Daghammar lands a shoulder strike.
Daghammar tries to score a body lock takedown but Mitchell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Daghammar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Daghammar controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Daghammar.
Mitchell tries to throw a body punch but Daghammar avoids it by throwing Mitchell back against the cage.
Daghammar trying to control the position but instead, Mitchell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Daghammar into the cage.
Mitchell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Daghammar throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Daghammar.
Daghammar lands with a right to the head.
Mitchell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daghammar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitchell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daghammar or not.
Daghammar blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
Daghammar tries to stall but Mitchell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Daghammar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Mitchell trying to control the position but instead, Daghammar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mitchell into the cage.
Daghammar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitchell is working Daghammar over against the cage.
Daghammar lands an uppercut.
Daghammar stalls.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Travis Mitchell will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Daghammar misses the target.
Daghammar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
And Mitchell tries to counter it with a takedown but Daghammar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Daghammar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Daghammar lands with an uppercut that bounces Mitchell off the cage and back into range.
Mitchell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daghammar was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Mitchell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Daghammar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daghammar moves away from the strike by Mitchell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daghammar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Daghammar clobbers Mitchell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daghammar moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mitchell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Mitchell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell drives through and clinches with Daghammar against the cage.
Daghammar has a couple of punches blocked by Mitchell.
Daghammar can't find room to land a body shot as Mitchell controls the action.
Daghammar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mitchell.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Mitchell has picked Daghammar up - he's going for a ride! Mitchell dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mitchell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Daghammar is not content to let Mitchell control the position.
Mitchell is just content to waste time from the top position. Daghammar takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mitchell throws a strike but Daghammar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daghammar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mitchell wants to sweep here but Daghammar controlling him for the moment.
Daghammar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mitchell trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mitchell managing to control the position.
Mitchell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Daghammar controls the pace.
Daghammar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Daghammar preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mitchell lands a nice looking body shot.
Mitchell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Daghammar checks a leg kick nicely.
Daghammar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dag Daghammar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell looking to score a takedown here. Daghammar is defending well but Mitchell drives through and ends up in Daghammar's guard.
Mitchell trying to control but Daghammar is working from the bottom.
Mitchell throws a big elbow that misses.
Mitchell throws an elbow that misses. Daghammar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mitchell's guard. Nice move by Daghammar!
Mitchell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mitchell cracks Daghammar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Daghammar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitchell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mitchell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Daghammar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mitchell to score with a decent uppercut.
Daghammar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daghammar.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daghammar.
Travis Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daghammar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daghammar throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daghammar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mitchell lands a leg kick that knocks Daghammar off balance momentarily.
Mitchell works over Daghammar's head and body with a nice combination.
The fighters circling - Mitchell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daghammar sprawls well. Daghammar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mitchell gets slowly back to his feet.
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Daghammar tenderised Mitchell's leg. Mitchell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Daghammar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mitchell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Daghammar jabs Mitchell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Daghammar scores with a sloppy right hand. Mitchell should have avoided that one.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daghammar.
Mitchell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Daghammar misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Mitchell.
Dag Daghammar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar throws a big shot that misses.
Daghammar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Daghammar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mitchell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Daghammar works on Mitchell's body with a couple of short punches.
Travis Mitchell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mitchell lands a body punch.
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Daghammar controls his hands.
A short right from Mitchell.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mitchell misses with a punch to the body.
Daghammar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daghammar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mitchell pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Daghammar blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
Daghammar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mitchell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Daghammar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Travis Mitchell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Daghammar.
Daghammar swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daghammar.
Daghammar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daghammar misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daghammar.
Daghammar lands a shoulder strike.
Daghammar can't find room to land a body shot as Mitchell controls the action.
Daghammar tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daghammar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daghammar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mitchell is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
A short left from Mitchell.
A short right from Mitchell.
Nice body punch from Mitchell - that landed with a thud.
Daghammar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
Nice body punch from Mitchell.
Daghammar misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Daghammar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daghammar misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mitchell.
Daghammar scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Travis Mitchell.
I've got Mitchell 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Travis Mitchell!
During a confident post fight interview, Travis Mitchell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Dag Daghammar spoke after the fight, saying 'He was the better fighter tonight, but....I fucked his wife last night so I guess I had it coming.'.
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