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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Danielson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Dama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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192 lbs
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180 cm
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193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Danielson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Dama!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danielson tries to land a leg kick but Dama saw it coming and moves away.
Dama throws a head kick that misses.
Danielson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Danielson throws the left hand but Dama avoids the punch easily.
Dama moves to clinch but Danielson breaks away
and Danielson counters by moving into the clinch.
Danielson wants the takedown. Dama is fighting it off but Danielson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dama's guard against the cage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Danielson lands a couple of digs.
Danielson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Danielson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Danielson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dama looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dama looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dama!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dama tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Dama is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Danielson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dama swings around for an armbar but Danielson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dama's guard.
Danielson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danielson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dama avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Danielson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dama looking for subs off his back but Danielson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Danielson stops Dama from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dama is defending against the submission attempts here by Danielson.
Dama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dama on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dama looking for submissions off his back.
Danielson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dama sees it coming and defends easily.
Danielson working the head and body with strikes.
Dama on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Danielson is looking to pass Dama's guard but actually Dama recovers to full guard.
Danielson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Danielson lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danielson landing some decent shots from guard.
Danielson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Danielson wants to pass the guard but Dama is keeping the position.
Dama is working an open guard so Danielson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dama throws a jab but it's blocked by Danielson.
Danielson throws a hook but Dama avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Danielson finds it's target.
Dama fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Danielson checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Danielson.
Dama is rocked!
Ken Dama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danielson cracks Dama's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Dama slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Danielson can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ray Danielson!
A victorious Ray Danielson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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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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