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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alucard Darkim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dana White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darkim's entrance music is I'm new in da city. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 cm
27
204 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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185 cm
26
195 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alucard Darkim! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dana White! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! White misses with a few strikes there.
White stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and White wants it to stay on the feet. Darkim tried to score with a low kick but White checks it. Darkim on the wrong end of a nice hook. White misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Darkim to counter with a crisp jab. White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darkim throws out the jab. Nice defenses there by White. Darkim tries for a takedown but White sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Darkim shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Darkim was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Darkim trying to control the position but White is working away. Darkim wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by White, who protects the arm well. Darkim tries to score with some ground and pound. White controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. White struggling a bit here. Darkim wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by White, who protects the arm well. Darkim is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but White is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. White manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Darkim looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Darkim wants to get back to full guard. Darkim is trying to control but White passes into side control!
Darkim is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. White just content to control the position. Darkim tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but White wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. White trying to control the position but Darkim is working away. Darkim tries to bench press White off him but White keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. White trying to control the action but Darkim is working from the bottom. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. White remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Darkim is trying to get back to half guard. Darkim is working hard here to advance position. Darkim wants to control but White postures up. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. Darkim can't do much from the bottom here. Darkim is looking for a sweep. White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darkim keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Darkim struggling a bit here. Darkim is looking to regain half guard here but White keeps moving and retains side control. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. Darkim is looking for a sweep. Darkim manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Darkim is trying to work for a kimura but White is defending well.
White won't allow Darkim to pass to mount. 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! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. White tries to get to full guard but Darkim has control of the leg. White is defending against the submission attempts here by Darkim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alucard Darkim dominated that round. That's time! Darkim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Darkim looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range. Darkim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Darkim avoids a lazy jab quite easily. White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darkim manages to avoid it. Crunch! White slams his shin into Darkim's torso. White misses the shot to the body. White throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. White slips under a jab from Darkim. Sloppy strikes from Darkim. Those never looked like landing. Darkim looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Darkim manages to get an easy takedown there - catching White on his heels. He'll look to pass White's guard now, I'm sure. White is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. White wants to sweep here but Darkim controlling him for the moment. Darkim wants to control from the top but White keeps moving. Darkim advances to half guard. Darkim not landing any meaningful shots this time. Darkim is trying to control the action in half guard but White is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. White is looking to improve his position.
Darkim is looking for a kimura but White is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Darkim to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Darkim is working for a submission of some sort.
Darkim is sneakily working for an arm triangle but White sees it coming and defends easily. Darkim thows a huge punch but White dodges it nicely.
Darkim is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, White has managed to free his arm - good work. Darkim is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! White is looking to improve his position.
Alucard Darkim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Darkim looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Darkim is working for a submission of some sort.
White is looking for a sweep. Darkim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. White is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Darkim is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
White is positioning himself well to prevent Darkim advancing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Darkim stalling away here and it's allowed White to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. White wants to get back to his feet but Darkim is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Darkim is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! White is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! White has escaped and now he's on top! White trying to control but Darkim is working from the bottom. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Darkim is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. White is aware though and is defending well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alucard Darkim dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Darkim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White catches Darkim with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! White takes a body punch but keeps moving. White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White throws a half hearted mid kick. White staying out of range there. White throws a chopping leg kick but Darkim manages to avoid taking any serious damage. White takes a body punch but keeps moving. White pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Darkim avoids the head kick by White.
Darkim looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. White swinging wildly here.
A combination from Darkim does no damage. White scores with a nice strike. White lands with a thumping leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Darkim. White avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Darkim tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot. White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darkim. Dana White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. White buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Darkim walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. 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! Darkim shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. White slaps away a takedown attempt from Darkim, before circling back to the center of the mat. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alucard Darkim. That's going to take a lot out of him. White throws a sloppy body shot
and Darkim counters with a lovely shot to the body. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darkim, right into the meat.
A big left from Darkim misses. White walks into a straight right hand from Darkim. White lands with a shot to the body. Darkim misses with a low kick as White jumps back. Darkim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Alucard Darkim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A slapping body kick lands there for White. White connects with a solid leg kick. White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. White throws a low kick but it's checked well by Darkim. Darkim throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease. Both fighters are breathing heavily. White looks to throw a body kick and Darkim counters with a straight punch to the midsection. White just misses with a punch to the body.
White misses with a jab to the body
and Darkim counters with a stiff right hand. Darkim fails to land the takedown. Darkim slips a straight right by White.
That's four minutes gone in the round. White tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. White lunges at Darkim with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darkim's hand. White moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
White throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darkim on the side of the head. Dana White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Darkim has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by White. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! White swings and misses with a shot to the body and Darkim counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Darkim trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. White looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet. White keeping moving, preventing Darkim from controlling successfully. Darkim thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Dana White. I think Darkim has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28 Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28 Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alucard Darkim! Alucard Darkim really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Russian Top Magazin logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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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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