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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Voda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Damato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voda comes to the cage accompanied by Lamb of God - Walk With Me In Hell. This should be fireworks!
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193 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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201 lbs
22 - 18 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Voda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Damato!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Damato.
No luck for Voda with that takedown attempt.
Voda gets a clinch.
Damato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damato wants to break free but Voda has control.
Damato looking to stall.
Damato has a couple of punches blocked by Voda.
Damato scores with a shot to the side of Voda's head.
Damato pressing his opponent against the cage.
Voda dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Damato tries to throw a body punch but Voda avoids it by throwing Damato back against the cage.
Voda scores with a shoulder strike.
Voda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Voda blocks a head kick by Damato.
Voda connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato throws a push kick but Voda slaps the foot to one side.
Voda bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Voda goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Damato has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Voda but great work by Damato.
Damato tries to advance to mount but Voda denies him.
Damato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Voda keeps working.
Voda is looking for a sweep.
Voda is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Damato off and has taken his back!
The referee is taking a good look at Damato as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Voda!
Damato defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Voda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Damato avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Voda is pulling down on Damato's head. It's preventing any offense from Damato, at least for the moment.
Damato trying to control the position from guard on top but Voda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voda manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Damato manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato is trying to control the position but Voda postures up.
Voda trying to control but Damato is working from the bottom.
Voda landing some decent shots from guard.
Voda won't allow Damato to get back to his feet.
Damato keeping moving, preventing Voda from controlling successfully.
Voda stopping the sweep attempt from Damato.
Voda pushing down on Damato's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Damato with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Voda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Voda content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Voda working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Voda is looking to take a break and control but Damato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Voda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Damato's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Voda dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Voda shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice uppercut there from Voda.
Voda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Damato.
Damato misses the shot to the body.
Damato scores with a hook.
Voda lands with an uppercut that bounces Damato off the cage and back into range.
Nice sprawl there from Damato as Voda shoots in.
Voda shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Voda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damato on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Voda shoots in for a double leg but Damato sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Voda's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Voda duly obliges.
Voda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Voda.
Voda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Damato.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damato misses with a wild body shot.
Damato does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Voda fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato scoring well with a low kick there.
Voda shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Damato as he avoids it easily.
Jeremy Voda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Damato.
Voda drives through with a takedown into Damato's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Damato is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damato trying to control but Voda is working from the bottom.
Voda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Damato loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voda looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Damato wants to control from the top but Voda keeps moving.
Voda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Voda has a closed guard, preventing Damato from standing up.
Damato really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Voda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Voda throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Damato escapes and throws Voda's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voda is trying to control Damato's posture but Damato avoids it.
Damato moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Voda wants to control but Damato postures up.
Damato tries to advance to mount but can't.
Damato just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voda is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Damato off and has taken his back!
Voda is persistently looking for the submission but Damato is defending it well.
Damato staying busy and making it hard for Voda to control.
Damato trying to control but not successfully.
Jeremy Voda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Damato tries to escape but Voda has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Voda lands strikes to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damato tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Voda is trying to take his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jeremy Voda will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Damato throws a lazy right hand but Voda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Damato, right into the meat.
Damato misses with a straight right.
Damato throws a jab when Voda was well out of range.
Voda drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Voda tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Voda is putting a hurting on Damato here, landing some big shots from side control.
Voda sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Damato is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Voda lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voda scoring with punches from side control.
Voda landing strikes.
Voda grinds an elbow into Damato's temple.
Voda 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.
Voda is looking to take a break and control but Damato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Damato wants to get back to his feet.
Voda is looking to take a break and control but Damato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Damato is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pete Damato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damato wants to get back to his feet but Voda drags him back down.
Voda tries for a kimura but Damato is defending well.
Voda is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Damato has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damato is looking to regain half guard here but Voda keeps moving and retains side control.
Voda is looking to take a break and control but Damato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voda goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Damato rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Voda's guard! Nice work there by Damato!
Voda throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Damato escapes and throws Voda's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Damato taking a breather here.
Voda wants to control but Damato postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damato is looking to take a break and control but Voda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Voda gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Voda wants to control but Damato is keeping busy.
Damato content to control rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Voda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Damato pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Voda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Voda, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Voda!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jeremy Voda waved his t-shirt featuring Ace of Spades Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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