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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yamato Damashii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Six (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damashii comes to the cage accompanied by Ciemna Strefa. 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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165 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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162 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yamato Damashii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henry Six!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damashii smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Damashii fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Damashii closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Six to the mat! Six manages to get full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Six looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Six is on top in guard.
Six slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Six throwing strikes from guard but Damashii blocks nicely.
Six postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Six throws an elbow that misses. Damashii uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Six's guard. Nice move by Damashii!
Six utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damashii stopping the sweep attempt from Six.
Damashii postures up.
Six keeping moving, preventing Damashii from controlling successfully.
Damashii would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Six tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Damashii tries to free his leg and advance position but Six is retaining full guard.
Damashii trying to control the position from guard on top but Six is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Yamato Damashii wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Six cracks a nice hook into Damashii's ribs.
Six lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Damashii gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Six tries to pull guard but Damashii won't allow it.
Damashii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damashii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Six.
Damashii moves away from the strike by Six.
Six jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Six slaps away a takedown attempt from Damashii, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Six has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Damashii finds it's way round the side to connect with Six's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damashii tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Six swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yamato Damashii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damashii slips a straight right by Six.
Six tries for a takedown but Damashii circles away easily
and Damashii counters with a two punch combo.
Good exchange - Damashii coming out on top.
Six fails with a takedown attempt.
Damashii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damashii tries for a takedown but Six sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Six dodges the punch combination from Damashii.
Six scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Six shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Six controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Six looking to sit in guard and control but Damashii gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Damashii tries to free his leg and advance position but Six is retaining full guard.
Damashii is working hard here to advance position.
Damashii preventing the sweep.
Six is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Six pulls Damashii in close to his closed guard and prevents Damashii from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yamato Damashii will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice cross by Six.
Damashii shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Damashii closes the distance and clinches.
Six tries to pull guard but Damashii won't allow it.
Damashii pulls guard.
Damashii keeping moving, preventing Six from controlling successfully.
Six controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Damashii tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six trying to control the position from guard on top but Damashii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Six missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Six throwing strikes but missing.
Six wants to control from the top but Damashii keeps moving.
Damashii is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Damashii seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Six does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Damashii is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Six is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Damashii looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Six with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damashii wants to advance to full mount but Six doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Damashii being controlled here momentarily.
Six working a defensive guard but Damashii manages to pass into side control anyway.
Six is not content to let Damashii control the position.
Six struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damashii taking a break here but Six is having none of it and regains half guard.
Six wants to improve his position but Damashii is controlling well.
Six trying to control here.
Six trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Damashii thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damashii trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Six wants to control but Damashii is having none of it.
Six is squirming around, avoiding Damashii's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damashii content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamato Damashii dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Six bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Six connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Damashii momentarily.
Damashii ducks under a wild hook from Six.
No luck for Damashii with that takedown attempt.
Damashii fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Damashii shoots for a takedown but Six saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yamato Damashii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damashii avoids a kick to the body.
Six shoots for a double leg takedown but Damashii sprawls well. He's pushed Six's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fighters circling - Six throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A lazy left from Six finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damashii leaves Six with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Six ducks under a wild hook from Damashii.
Six displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Damashii.
Damashii needs to keep his hands up - Six had a free shot at his head there.
Damashii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Six fails to land with a series of punches.
Damashii throws a series of punches but Six avoids them all with ease.
Six walks into a stiff left hand from Damashii.
Damashii lands a right hook to the body.
Damashii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Six moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Six.
A bone on bone clash there as Damashii blocks the leg kick.
Damashii fails with the takedown.
Damashii is looking to clinch but Six is avoiding it.
Six bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Six shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Damashii pinned against the cage. Damashii gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Six tries to move into range but Damashii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yamato Damashii is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Six takes a swing at Damashii's ribcage but misses.
Damashii slips under a jab.
Six throws a low kick but Damashii avoids it.
Damashii is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six looks to land a left hand but Damashii moved out of range nicely.
Damashii changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Six looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Damashii cracks Six with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damashii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Six keeps working.
Six sneaks back into half guard.
Six is staying active underneath Damashii, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Still in half guard, Damashii seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damashii wants to control but Six is keeping him busy.
We're going to have a standup here because Yamato Damashii wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Damashii wants to clinch up but Six keeps it at a distance.
Damashii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Six throws out the jab.
Six lands a right hook to the body.
Damashii fails with the takedown.
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!
Damashii shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Six sprawls well. Six wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Damashii gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Six throws an off balance right hand
enabling Damashii to counter with a crisp jab.
Six thows a leg kick but Damashii checks it
so Damashii counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Damashii wants to control from the top but Six keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yamato Damashii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Damashii 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Yamato Damashii!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Yamato Damashii!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Yamato Damashii!
Yamato Damashii wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Yamato Damashii, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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