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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Damangi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelv Ironfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Damangi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelv Ironfist!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damangi tries to clinch but Ironfist is having none of it.
Damangi keeps the fight on the outside.
Ironfist moves into range and clinches up with Damangi.
Ironfist connects with a nasty looking knee right to Damangi's face.
It looks like Mike Damangi has been cut.
Ironfist breaks from the clinch.
Ironfist lands a right hook to the body.
Ironfist should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Damangi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ironfist counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Damangi misses
and Ironfist counters with a good low kick that Damangi was not able to check.
Damangi swats away the attempt to clinch by Ironfist.
Ironfist moves into the clinch.
Damangi is trying to break free.
Damangi missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironfist successfully pulls guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Damangi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ironfist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ironfist wants to get back to his feet but Damangi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Damangi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ironfist is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ironfist has escaped and now he's on top!
Damangi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironfist has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Damangi is proving hard to escape from.
Damangi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Damangi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Damangi looking for a sweep. Not yet Damangi, not yet.
Damangi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ironfist decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Damangi, up you get!
Damangi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ironfist.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damangi throws a head kick but Ironfist moves out of range.
Damangi tries to keep at a distance but Ironfist has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironfist is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Damangi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ironfist fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Damangi drops his hands momentarily and Ironfist takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Damangi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ironfist throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ironfist has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ironfist.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damangi is trying to break the clinch but Ironfist has him pressed against the cage.
Ironfist's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Damangi wants to clinch.
Damangi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ironfist counters with an inside leg kick.
Ironfist looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kelv Ironfist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ironfist moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ironfist.
Ironfist pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ironfist fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ironfist instigates a clinch.
Ironfist's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelv Ironfist dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Damangi's cut.
That's time! Damangi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ironfist blocks a head kick by Damangi.
Ironfist misses with a few strikes there.
Damangi shoots in for a takedown but Ironfist shows good takedown defense.
Damangi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ironfist sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ironfist misses with a few strikes there.
Ironfist keeps the fight on the outside.
Ironfist tries to clinch but Damangi moves out of range.
Ironfist keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Damangi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damangi keeps the fight on the outside.
Ironfist wants to clinch up but Damangi keeps it at a distance.
Ironfist looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ironfist fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironfist tries to clinch but Damangi moves out of range.
Ironfist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ironfist is looking to clinch but Damangi is avoiding it.
Ironfist darts in and clinches Damangi up against the cage.
Ironfist pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ironfist throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
No joy there for Ironfist, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Damangi is looking to clinch.
Ironfist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Damangi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damangi misses with a wild body shot.
Damangi wants to clinch.
Ironfist buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damangi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ironfist quickly recovers to half guard.
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!
Ironfist wants to get back to his feet.
Ironfist is breathing heavily.
Damangi thows a huge punch but Ironfist dodges it nicely.
Damangi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Damangi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Damangi trying to advance position but Ironfist counters by regaining guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damangi content to stall in guard here.
Ironfist is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damangi pushes down on Ironfist's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ironfist trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ironfist wants to get back to his feet.
Damangi stands up and beckons Ironfist to join him on the feet.
Ironfist tries to clinch up but Damangi circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Damangi.
Damangi fails to land the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damangi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damangi tries to clinch up but Ironfist circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kelv Ironfist will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Damangi's cut.
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!
Damangi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ironfist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Damangi.
Damangi wants to clinch.
Ironfist is looking to clinch but Damangi is avoiding it.
Damangi keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ironfist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ironfist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damangi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damangi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mike Damangi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ironfist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damangi shoots in but Ironfist avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Damangi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damangi keeps the fight on the outside.
Ironfist gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ironfist creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ironfist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ironfist manages to break the clinch.
Ironfist smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ironfist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damangi shoots in looking for a takedown. Ironfist tries to sprawl out of it but Damangi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ironfist manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damangi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ironfist scores with a three punch combo!
Ironfist misses with the combination.
Ironfist has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ironfist comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ironfist breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Ironfist.
Damangi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ironfist is fending him off so far but Damangi persists. Nope, Ironfist circles away and we're back to standing.
Ironfist pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Damangi back to the cage. Ironfist follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironfist throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Damangi.
Ironfist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damangi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damangi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ironfist has Damangi up against the cage in a clinch.
Ironfist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damangi swats away the attempt to clinch by Ironfist.
Damangi keeps the fight on the outside.
Ironfist wants to clinch.
Ironfist avoids the head kick by Damangi.
Kelv Ironfist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damangi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ironfist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ironfist tries to clinch up.
Damangi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ironfist fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ironfist throws a right and a left that Damangi avoids nicely.
Ironfist throws a right hand that Damangi ducks under and follows up with a left that Damangi also avoids with ease.
Damangi closes the distance and clinches up with Ironfist, looking for a takedown. Damangi pushes Ironfist against the cage but Ironfist circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Damangi moves in looking to clinch but Ironfist pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damangi misses with a double jab.
Damangi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mike Damangi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelv Ironfist is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Damangi throws a nice looking combination but Ironfist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelv Ironfist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ironfist 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelv Ironfist!
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