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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Small Dayton (ranked 543 p4p, 1134 weight class) and Diogo Martins (ranked 54 p4p, 107 weight class). Martins has chosen Monte Tiene Garabato as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Diogo Martins will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145
16 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid Muay Thai
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Small Dayton !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diogo Martins!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martins rushes Dayton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Martins misses with some punches.
Martins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dayton prevents a body shot from Martins.
Dayton pulls guard successfully.
Dayton wants to improve his position but instead Martins has moved into half guard.
Martins is trying to control the action in half guard but Dayton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Martins is controlling the pace.
Dayton is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martins is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayton is trying to get back to full guard.
Dayton has a hand on Martins's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Martins takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Martins prevents Dayton from getting the reversal.
Dayton is working hard here to advance position.
Martins wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Martins blocks Dayton 's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dayton is looking to escape.
Dayton can't escape the position.
Dayton regains half guard.
Dayton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dayton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Martins controls the pace.
Dayton striking off his back but it's not causing Martins any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins looking to pass the guard.
Martins wants to stand but Dayton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Martins slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Dayton .
The fighters are battling for position here. Dayton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dayton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Martins wants to get back to his feet.
Martins is holding on to half guard well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dayton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Martins tries to kick Dayton off but Dayton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dayton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dayton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Martins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dayton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dayton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Small Dayton will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martins looks to land a combination but Dayton avoids it well.
Martins's coach down at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Martins's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Martins wants to clinch.
Martins throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Martins clinches with his opponent.
Martins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dayton is trying to pull guard but Martins has him pressed against the cage.
Martins lands with a right to the head.
Martins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayton jumps guard but Martins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dayton takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Martins.
Martins has a couple of punches blocked by Dayton .
Dayton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Martins misses with an elbow over the top.
Dayton is trying to pull guard but Martins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Small Dayton . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dayton blocks an elbow strike from Martins.
Martins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martins working aggressively here.
Martins has Dayton pressed against the cage.
Martins controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Martins's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Dayton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Martins pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins misses with a punch on the inside.
Martins wants to stall.
Martins misses with the head strike.
Martins lands a shot to the body.
Dayton jumps guard but Martins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Martins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martins misses with some punches.
Diogo Martins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martins scores with a shot to the side of Dayton 's head.
Martins lands an uppercut.
Martins is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dayton jumps guard but Martins stands there with Dayton around his waist. Dayton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martins throws an elbow but misses.
Dayton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Martins pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Martins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martins is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dayton blocks an uppercut.
Martins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Martins fails to land.
Martins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dayton s head.
Dayton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Martins.
Martins misses with a knee strike.
Martins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martins digs a right hand underneath Dayton 's ribcage. Dayton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dayton tries to pull guard but Martins won't allow it.
Martins misses with a punch on the inside.
Martins has a couple of punches blocked by Dayton .
Dayton has Martins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Martins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Martins tries a knee to the head but Dayton blocks it.
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!
Dayton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Martins smiles and moves away.
Martins cracks Dayton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diogo Martins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dayton 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Martins clinches with his opponent.
Martins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dayton 's face.
Martins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dayton backwards.
Dayton blocking some punches.
Dayton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Martins walks away with a smile on his face. Dayton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Martins cracks Dayton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Martins lands an overhand right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Martins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Martins lands a right hook to the body.
Martins rushes Dayton and presses him up against the cage.
Martins misses with a knee to the head.
Dayton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martins's corner calls for a 1-2. Martins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins lands a nice looking body kick.
Martins throws a series of punches but Dayton avoids them all with ease.
Dayton appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Martins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martins moves into range and clinches up with Dayton .
Martins scores with a knee to the head.
Dayton jumps guard but Martins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Small Dayton . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dayton jumps guard and drags Martins to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dayton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dayton trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins won't allow Dayton to sweep him here.
Martins controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dayton scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Martins pushes down on Dayton 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dayton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dayton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Martins's guard.
Dayton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martins looking to control.
Dayton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins is wriggling around but Dayton manages to pass to half guard.
Martins tries to get to full guard but Dayton has control of the leg.
Dayton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dayton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dayton .
Martins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Martins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dayton is controlling him.
Small Dayton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dayton distracts Martins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dayton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dayton distracts Martins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dayton prevents Martins from getting back to his feet.
Martins pulls Dayton in close to prevent any damage.
Dayton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diogo Martins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martins 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diogo Martins!
Diogo Martins bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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