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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ken Irrawaddy (ranked 976 p4p, 4149 weight class) and Claude Dacre (ranked 117 p4p, 358 weight class). Irrawaddy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Laos Rules!. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Irrawaddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Claude Dacre!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Irrawaddy misses the target.
Ken Irrawaddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irrawaddy with a hook.
Dacre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dacre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irrawaddy.
Dacre now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Irrawaddy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Dacre counter with a right hand.
Dacre throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Irrawaddy was covering up waiting for the punch and Dacre finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Irrawaddy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dacre pushing down on Irrawaddy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Irrawaddy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy 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.
Irrawaddy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacre won't allow Irrawaddy to sweep him here.
Dacre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Irrawaddy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Irrawaddy is looking to sweep but instead, Dacre has passed into half guard.
Irrawaddy is trying to get back to full guard.
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. Dacre connects with a nice short shot to Irrawaddy's temple.
Irrawaddy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dacre in particular looking to stall.
Dacre is thwarting Irrawaddy's attempts to control the position.
Dacre stalling.
Irrawaddy wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy is refusing to be controlled, as Dacre sits in half guard.
Dacre might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Irrawaddy haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Irrawaddy tries to roll over but Dacre keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Irrawaddy gets back to full guard.
Dacre slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Irrawaddy's face as Dacre controls the position.
Dacre misses with the ground and pound.
Irrawaddy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy being controlled for a moment.
Dacre scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dacre controls the position from side control.
Dacre is putting a hurting on Irrawaddy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Irrawaddy gets back to half guard.
Dacre prevents Irrawaddy from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Irrawaddy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dacre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dacre sitting in guard here, content to control.
Irrawaddy keeping moving, preventing Dacre from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Irrawaddy wants to sweep here but Dacre controlling him for the moment.
Irrawaddy keeping moving, preventing Dacre from controlling successfully.
Irrawaddy trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Irrawaddy keeping moving, preventing Dacre from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Irrawaddy wants to sweep here but Dacre controlling him for the moment.
Dacre connects with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Claude Dacre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Irrawaddy cracks Dacre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Irrawaddy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dacre on the side of the head.
Irrawaddy misses with a hook
and Dacre counters with a stiff right hand.
Dacre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice sprawl there from Irrawaddy as Dacre shoots in.
A slow jab from Irrawaddy misses its intended target.
Dacre moves into the clinch.
Irrawaddy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Irrawaddy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dacre's elbow.
Irrawaddy throws a punch but it's blocked by Dacre.
Irrawaddy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Irrawaddy throws a body punch but Dacre moves out of range.
Dacre flicks out a counter leg kick but Irrawaddy steps away.
A slow jab from Irrawaddy misses its intended target.
Dacre has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Irrawaddy throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irrawaddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dacre moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacre dives in for a single leg takedown but Irrawaddy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ken Irrawaddy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irrawaddy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dacre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dacre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Irrawaddy swivels and escapes.
Ken Irrawaddy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claude Dacre.
Irrawaddy throws a series of strikes that have Dacre backpedaling.
Dacre staying out of range there.
Irrawaddy looks to land a right hand but Dacre moved out of range.
Dacre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dacre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Irrawaddy defends it nicely.
A big right from Irrawaddy misses.
Irrawaddy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Irrawaddy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dacre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irrawaddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Irrawaddy - just one landing.
Irrawaddy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dacre manages to avoid it.
Dacre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irrawaddy misses with a body shot.
Dacre throws out a counter right but Irrawaddy avoids it with no problem.
Dacre looks to score with a jab to the body but Irrawaddy is just out of range.
Irrawaddy misses with a looping right.
Dacre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dacre takes the fight into the clinch.
Irrawaddy struggles to land a body shot inside as Dacre controls his hands.
Irrawaddy misses with some punches.
Dacre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Irrawaddy's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dacre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Irrawaddy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Irrawaddy digs a right hand underneath Dacre's ribcage. Dacre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Irrawaddy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dacre with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Irrawaddy misses with an uppercut.
Irrawaddy looks to throw the jab but Dacre is out of range.
Dacre ducks under a wild hook from Irrawaddy.
Dacre throws out a counter right but Irrawaddy avoids it with no problem.
Irrawaddy slips a jab from Dacre.
Irrawaddy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dacre shoots for a takedown but Irrawaddy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dacre slips a straight right by Irrawaddy.
Dacre throws out a counter right but Irrawaddy avoids it with no problem.
Good exchange - Irrawaddy coming out on top.
Irrawaddy misses with an uppercut. Dacre saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy misses with a hook
and Dacre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dacre cracks Irrawaddy with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Irrawaddy misses.
It seemed like Dacre was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheers as Irrawaddy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dacre doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Dacre finds it's way through Irrawaddy's defenses.
Dacre jabs at Irrawaddy's body.
Irrawaddy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dacre can do to turn this around?
Dacre misses with a hook. Irrawaddy ducked under it nicely.
Irrawaddy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Irrawaddy just misses with a punch to the body.
Dacre is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dacre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dacre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dacre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dacre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Irrawaddy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Irrawaddy dominated that second round.
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!
Irrawaddy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dacre doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters circling - Dacre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Irrawaddy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dacre was well out of range. Poor timing from Irrawaddy.
Ken Irrawaddy is winning the standup battle so far.
Dacre tries to close the distance and clinch but Irrawaddy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Irrawaddy throws an off balance right hand
and Dacre counters with a nice body shot.
Irrawaddy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dacre misses with an uppercut. Irrawaddy saw that one coming.
Irrawaddy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dacre slips under a jab from Irrawaddy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irrawaddy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dacre staying out of range there.
Dacre slips a straight right by Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy digs a good body shot into Dacre's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacre closes the distance and pushes Irrawaddy back into the cage.
Irrawaddy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Dacre as he connects with a hook.
Irrawaddy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dacre momentarily.
Dacre clinches.
Irrawaddy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Irrawaddy managing to block the knees to the body from Dacre.
Irrawaddy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Irrawaddy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Irrawaddy as the two fighters clinch.
Irrawaddy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dacre backwards.
Irrawaddy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Irrawaddy misses with a body punch.
Irrawaddy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Irrawaddy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irrawaddy throws a poor cross that misses
and Dacre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy scores with a body shot.
Dacre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dacre staying out of range there.
Irrawaddy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Irrawaddy. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Dacre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Irrawaddy misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Dacre misses.
Irrawaddy misses with a looping right.
Irrawaddy throws a body punch but Dacre moves out of range.
Irrawaddy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dacre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Irrawaddy scrambles back to his feet.
Irrawaddy throws the left hand but Dacre avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Irrawaddy misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy lands an overhand right.
Dacre walks into a left hand.
Irrawaddy misses with a hook
and Dacre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irrawaddy lunges at Dacre with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dacre's hand.
Irrawaddy throws a series of strikes that have Dacre backpedaling.
Dacre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dacre connects with a looping right hand.
Irrawaddy lands a nice hook to Dacre's body. Dacre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irrawaddy digs a good body shot into Dacre's ribs.
Irrawaddy throws a body shot but no joy.
Dacre staying out of range there.
Dacre pushes Irrawaddy up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy struggles to land a body shot inside as Dacre controls his hands.
Irrawaddy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dacre can't find room to land a body shot as Irrawaddy controls the action.
Dacre working aggressively here.
Ken Irrawaddy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Irrawaddy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dacre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Irrawaddy throws a jab when Dacre was well out of range.
Dacre closes the distance and pushes Irrawaddy back into the cage.
Irrawaddy misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy lands a body punch.
Dacre tries to work over Irrawaddy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dacre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Irrawaddy blocks a body shot from Dacre.
Irrawaddy tries to work over Dacre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Irrawaddy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Irrawaddy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Irrawaddy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Irrawaddy!
The defeated Claude Dacre had this to say: 'Thanks for coming..I'll be back'.
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