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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between hearld dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier McKnight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). hearld dam has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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192 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, hearld dam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier McKnight!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dam looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McKnight looking for a guillotine here but dam defends easily.
McKnight wants to get back to his feet but dam is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McKnight being controlled here, momentarily.
dam stands and throws McKnight's legs to the side, diving into side control.
dam controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dam tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
dam advances to mount.
McKnight is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
dam lands a big shot there that rocks McKnight but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McKnight is in all sorts of trouble here.
McKnight wants to control but dam is having none of it.
dam controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dam seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down McKnight for as long as he can get away with.
McKnight is trying desperately to improve position.
dam takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. hearld dam just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
dam shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
dam with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
McKnight has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, dam escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by dam!
McKnight looks gassed!
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dam landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKnight is looking for a sweep.
dam staying calm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McKnight is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
hearld dam dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McKnight shoots and misses
and dam counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
dam slows the pace down in half guard.
McKnight is trying to control but can't.
dam trying to control the pace.
McKnight wants to get back to full guard but dam has passed into side control.
dam controlling his opponent.
McKnight is breathing heavily.
dam working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dam content just to control the position here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. hearld dam just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
dam feints and as McKnight raises his hands in defense, dam changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
dam controls from within his opponent's guard.
dam advances to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with dam in particular looking to stall.
McKnight trying to control but dam postures up.
dam performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dam prevents McKnight from standing back up.
McKnight tries to get to full guard but dam has control of the leg.
dam is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
dam scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
dam has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
dam controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dam's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
McKnight tries to hold on but dam pushes him away.
dam controlling from the full mount.
dam has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
dam has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McKnight's face.
dam takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee stands the fighters back up. hearld dam just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
McKnight doesn't succeed with the takedown
and dam counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
hearld dam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Still in half guard, dam seems content to control.
dam trying to pass the guard but McKnight defending well.
McKnight wants to control but dam is keeping busy.
dam perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
hearld dam dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McKnight with a poor takedown
and dam counters with a nice double leg into side control. McKnight won't be happy with that.
McKnight stops dam from passing to mount.
dam staying calm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McKnight is trying to control dam's posture but dam avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dam passes to full mount! That's big trouble for McKnight!
McKnight is trying desperately to improve position.
dam looking to control and managing it successfully.
McKnight is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
dam cracks McKnight with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
dam controlling from mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. hearld dam just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
dam closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McKnight did well to prevent dam getting side control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with dam in particular looking to stall.
McKnight is looking to control dam's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McKnight avoid being mounted?
dam seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKnight is looking to improve his position.
dam performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
McKnight trying to control but dam postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
dam slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. hearld dam just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
McKnight tries to clinch but dam moves away
and dam counters with a single leg into guard. McKnight didn't expect that.
McKnight wants to sweep but no luck.
dam is stalling in the full guard.
Xavier McKnight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
hearld dam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
dam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McKnight can do to turn this around?
McKnight throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
hearld dam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well dam 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... hearld dam!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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