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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Dandrakulo (ranked 447 p4p, 974 weight class) and Jayson Tatum (ranked 62 p4p, 129 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samson Dandrakulo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jayson Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dandrakulo throws a lazy uppercut
and Tatum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tatum walks into a jab.
Dandrakulo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tatum.
A little jabbing left from Tatum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tatum throws a right hand that misses
and Dandrakulo counters with a good low kick that Tatum was not able to check.
Dandrakulo throws an off balance right hand
and Tatum counters with a straight right hand.
Good leg kick by Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo feints and then cracks Tatum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tatum down.
Dandrakulo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tatum doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dandrakulo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dandrakulo throws a combination that misses
and Tatum makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dandrakulo ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dandrakulo thuds a left hand into Tatum's body.
Dandrakulo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tatum throws a counter combo.
Tatum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dandrakulo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dandrakulo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dandrakulo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dandrakulo misses with a looping right.
Tatum tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Samson Dandrakulo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum slips a straight right by Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dandrakulo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dandrakulo scores with a decent looking hook.
Tatum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dandrakulo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dandrakulo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dandrakulo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tatum throws a series of punches but Dandrakulo avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dandrakulo 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 Tatum has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tatum and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tatum misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tatum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tatum throws a punch but it's blocked by Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tatum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dandrakulo lands an uppercut.
Tatum takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo manages to break the clinch.
Tatum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tatum moves in looking to clinch but Dandrakulo pushes him off.
Dandrakulo lands a jab.
Dandrakulo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tatum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dandrakulo scores with a nice head shot.
Tatum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dandrakulo throws out the jab.
Despite the aggression on Tatum's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tatum takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dandrakulo tests Tatum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dandrakulo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tatum.
Tatum on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dandrakulo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dandrakulo cracks a nice hook into Tatum's ribs.
Tatum takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dandrakulo.
Tatum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tatum's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dandrakulo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tatum tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tatum has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Tatum gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dandrakulo swings wildly with an uppercut but Tatum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dandrakulo misses with an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dandrakulo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dandrakulo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo throws a right hand that misses
and Tatum counters by clinching up.
Dandrakulo misses with a punch on the inside.
Tatum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tatum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tatum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dandrakulo's elbow.
Tatum can't find room to land a body shot as Dandrakulo controls the action.
Tatum avoids the elbow strike from Dandrakulo, against the cage.
Dandrakulo throws a punch but it's blocked by Tatum.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dandrakulo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Dandrakulo on the inside.
Tatum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dandrakulo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dandrakulo throws an elbow that misses.
Tatum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dandrakulo lands an uppercut.
Tatum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dandrakulo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Dandrakulo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dandrakulo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tatum counters with a nice uppercut.
Dandrakulo scoring well with a low kick there.
Dandrakulo throws a hook to the side of Tatum's head but Tatum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dandrakulo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tatum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dandrakulo throws out the jab.
Dandrakulo tests Tatum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dandrakulo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dandrakulo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dandrakulo throws out a loose jab but Tatum uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dandrakulo cracks Tatum with an open hand slap.
Tatum tries to bum rush Dandrakulo with a series of wild strikes but Dandrakulo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tatum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dandrakulo.
Tatum is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tatum ducks under a wild hook from Dandrakulo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatum misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tatum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo throws a one two combo.
Dandrakulo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tatum's hands.
Dandrakulo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tatum throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dandrakulo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tatum takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tatum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dandrakulo moves away.
Tatum walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tatum wants to clinch up but Dandrakulo keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Dandrakulo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tatum doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dandrakulo scores with a hook.
Dandrakulo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dandrakulo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tatum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dandrakulo scores with the left hand. Tatum knows he should have avoided that one.
Dandrakulo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tatum can do to turn this around?
A good leg kick by Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tatum's head.
Dandrakulo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tatum takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dandrakulo throws a body punch but Tatum moves out of range.
Tatum unleashes a big counter combination but Dandrakulo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tatum misses with a jab to the body
and Dandrakulo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dandrakulo slips under a jab from Tatum.
Dandrakulo lands a jab to the head.
Dandrakulo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tatum.
Tatum misses with an uppercut.
Tatum takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dandrakulo misses with the combination.
Samson Dandrakulo is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dandrakulo misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Dandrakulo as he connects with a hook.
Dandrakulo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tatum swinging wildly here.
Tatum has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tatum takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dandrakulo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Dandrakulo tenderised Tatum's leg. Tatum is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tatum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dandrakulo manages to avoid it.
Dandrakulo throws a big shot that misses.
Tatum throws out a counter right but Dandrakulo avoids it with no problem.
Tatum avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dandrakulo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo loads up on a big right hand but Tatum slips the punch.
Dandrakulo throws a leg kick but Tatum sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatum avoids the body shot from Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tatum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dandrakulo can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo misses with a lunging right hand
letting Tatum counter with a right hand.
Dandrakulo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tatum thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch lands to the side of Tatum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tatum blocks a jab.
Tatum unleashes a big counter combination but Dandrakulo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tatum checks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Dandrakulo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tatum lands with a shot to the body.
Tatum walks into a stiff left hand from Dandrakulo.
Tatum ducks under a wild hook from Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatum is just out of range.
It seemed like Tatum was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dandrakulo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tatum in his tracks.
Good standup being displayed there by Dandrakulo as he connects with a hook.
Tatum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Dandrakulo to counter with a crisp jab.
Dandrakulo slips a jab from Tatum.
Dandrakulo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dandrakulo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tatum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dandrakulo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tatum on the side of the head.
Tatum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tatum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dandrakulo.
A little jabbing left from Tatum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dandrakulo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tatum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo throws a good cross that connects.
Tatum misses with a straight right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tatum tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dandrakulo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dandrakulo looks to throw the jab but Tatum is out of range.
Tatum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dandrakulo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tatum misses with an uppercut
and Dandrakulo counters with a straight right hand.
Dandrakulo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dandrakulo misses with an uppercut.
Tatum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jayson Tatum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dandrakulo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dandrakulo misses with a hook. Tatum ducked under it nicely.
Dandrakulo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dandrakulo throws a poor cross that misses
and Tatum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Tatum misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo swings for the body but Tatum moves out of range.
Tatum appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dandrakulo thuds his right hand into Tatum's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dandrakulo connects with a solid leg kick.
Tatum walks into a straight right hand from Dandrakulo.
Tatum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tatum misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dandrakulo scores with a leg kick.
Samson Dandrakulo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tatum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick lands for Dandrakulo.
Tatum throws a right hand that Dandrakulo ducks under and follows up with a left that Dandrakulo also avoids with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Dandrakulo misses the target.
Tatum lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dandrakulo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dandrakulo, as that shot connected.
Dandrakulo throws a leg kick which misses Tatum's front leg but catches the back leg as Tatum tries to avoid it.
Tatum takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tatum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tatum 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.
The crowd cheers as Dandrakulo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tatum doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatum on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dandrakulo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dandrakulo throws the left hand but Tatum avoids the punch easily.
Tatum takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dandrakulo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dandrakulo lands with a straight right. Tatum didn't see that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Dandrakulo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo throws a lazy uppercut
and Tatum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dandrakulo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatum's sensitive parts.
Dandrakulo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dandrakulo scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samson Dandrakulo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dandrakulo 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samson Dandrakulo!
During a confident post fight interview, Samson Dandrakulo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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