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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bart Badowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Dagger (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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bart Badowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Dagger!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badowski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dagger moves into the clinch.
Dagger breaks from the clinch.
Dagger doesn't manage to clinch there - Badowski circles away.
Badowski shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dagger's guard.
Badowski stands up over Dagger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dagger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dagger wants to stand but Badowski is controlling the position.
Dagger controls Badowski momentarily but Badowski frees himself.
Badowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Badowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Badowski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Badowski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dagger looking for a sweep. Not yet Dagger, not yet.
Badowski throwing strikes but missing.
Badowski throwing strikes from guard but Dagger blocks nicely.
Badowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dagger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagger can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Badowski controls the pace.
Badowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Badowski working some strikes from top position.
Dagger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dagger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Badowski cracks Dagger with a solid left hand.
Badowski throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Badowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Badowski trying to control but Dagger is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badowski with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Badowski working some strikes from top position.
Badowski wants to control from the top but Dagger keeps moving.
Badowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dagger working for a triangle but Badowski defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dagger looking to control.
Badowski postures up in Dagger's guard and throws a big left but Dagger blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badowski wants to control from the top but Dagger keeps moving.
Badowski throws a strike but Dagger rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dagger prevents Badowski from getting back to his feet.
Badowski is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Dagger is fighting off a takedown attempt but Badowski is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dagger to the mat. Dagger regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dagger wants to stand and escape but Badowski is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badowski looking to sit in guard and control but Dagger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Badowski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Badowski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dagger circles away.
Badowski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Badowski working the ground and pound from side control.
Badowski staying calm.
Dagger can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagger wants to get back to his feet but Badowski is dominant here and he's now got Dagger's back!
Badowski gets his hands free as Dagger looks to control.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Badowski.
Dagger trying to control the hands but Badowski won't let him.
Badowski lands a shot to the body.
Badowski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Badowski is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Dagger up.
Badowski is punishing Dagger with some ground and pound.
Dagger takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Badowski is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Dagger up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badowski lands punches and elbows.
Badowski scores with punches and elbows.
Dagger staying busy and making it hard for Badowski to control.
Dagger manages to reverse the position and now he's in Badowski's guard. Nice work there by Dagger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badowski keeping moving, preventing Dagger from controlling successfully.
Badowski wants to stand up but Dagger is controlling him.
Dagger looking to sit in guard and control but Badowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badowski wants to control from the top but Dagger keeps moving.
Badowski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dagger is looking to stand up but Badowski isn't so interested in that idea.
Badowski landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badowski lands a couple of elbows.
Dagger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Badowski manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Badowski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Badowski wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Badowski.
Nice sprawl there from Dagger as Badowski shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Badowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badowski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dagger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badowski fails to land the takedown.
Dagger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Badowski avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Badowski dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Badowski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dagger swivels and escapes.
Dagger moves into range and clinches up with Badowski.
Badowski tries for a takedown but Dagger manages to get underhooks.
Dagger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bart Badowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badowski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dagger did well to prevent Badowski getting side control.
Dagger manages to get to full guard.
Bart Badowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dagger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Badowski is one step ahead there.
Dagger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagger is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dagger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Badowski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dagger's head.
Badowski stopping the sweep attempt from Dagger.
Badowski cracks Dagger with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagger working for a triangle but Badowski defends it easily.
Badowski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Badowski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dagger's head.
Dagger has his foot on Badowski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Badowski works his way back into a safe position though.
Dagger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Badowski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Badowski 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.
Badowski works over Dagger with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagger wants to sweep here but Badowski controlling him for the moment.
Badowski chips away with some ground and pound.
Dagger is trying to keep Badowski in close.
Badowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Dagger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dagger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Badowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Dagger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badowski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Bart Badowski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice takedown defense from Dagger. No joy for Badowski on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Badowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Badowski shoots in looking for a takedown but Dagger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Badowski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Badowski tries to sprawl but Dagger drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Badowski looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrew Dagger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bart Badowski.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Badowski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bart Badowski!
After winning the bout, Bart Badowski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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