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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sailo Damtea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Method Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damtea kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ne Compare Pas (GSP Entrance Song). Man has chosen Method Man - Bring The Pain as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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204 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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212 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sailo Damtea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Method Man!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sailo Damtea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damtea bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Man's head backwards.
It looks like Method Man has been cut.
Man tries to keep at a distance but Damtea has taken the fight into the clinch.
Damtea scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees to the body from Man.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Man lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Damtea fails to land.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
Damtea misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Damtea's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Man dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Damtea misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damtea misses with some punches.
Man misses with the head strike.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Damtea misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Man scores with a shot to the side of Damtea's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damtea.
Man digs a right hand into Damtea's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Damtea's gas tank.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Man lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Man tries to work over Damtea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damtea lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Damtea.
Damtea throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Damtea wants to break free but Man has control.
Damtea has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Damtea misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man controlling the action here for a moment.
Damtea has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Damtea fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've been informed that Man has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with some punches.
Damtea tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damtea lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Damtea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Damtea misses
and Man counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Damtea!
Man tries to move into full mount but can't pass Damtea's legs.
Damtea can't do much from the bottom here.
Damtea tries to improve position but can't.
Damtea is working hard here to advance position.
Man trying to control the action but Damtea is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damtea wants to control but Man postures up.
Man wants to lay and pray for a moment but Damtea keeps working.
Damtea tries to bench press Man off him but Man keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Man politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Man prefers to stall for the moment though.
Man looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Damtea manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Damtea works his foot free and advances to mount.
Damtea is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Damtea is working for a guillotine from mount but Man frees his head quite easily.
Damtea is looking to stand but Damtea has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damtea wants to control the pace but Man is squirming around nicely.
Man regains half guard.
Man tries to roll over but Damtea keeps him under control.
Man keeps trying to improve his position.
Damtea wants to lay and pray for a moment but Man keeps working.
Damtea wants to stand up but Man has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man is looking to improve his position.
Damtea tries to pass the half guard into mount. Man knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Method Man will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Method Man's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big left from Damtea misses.
Damtea throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Damtea misses the target.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man lands a leg kick that knocks Damtea off balance momentarily.
Damtea swings widly with a right hand
and Man counters with a single leg into guard. Damtea didn't expect that.
Man showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Method Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Damtea is keeping the position for now.
Damtea looking to control.
Damtea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Man throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damtea looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Man sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Damtea's guard.
Damtea wants to get back to full guard.
Man stalling.
Damtea looks like he's trying to stand up.
Damtea is staying active underneath Man, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Damtea is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Man pulls his head out easily.
Man content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Man scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Damtea tries to kick Man off but Man keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is pressing down on Damtea's thigh, looking to free his foot. Damtea is holding on for now.
Man perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Damtea trying to control here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Damtea looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Damtea scores with a jab to the jaw.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damtea throws out the jab.
Man moves forwards but Damtea connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Man slips under a jab from Damtea.
Damtea throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Damtea moves into the clinch.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Man stalling in the clinch.
Damtea misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damtea swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damtea is trying to force a seperation but Man has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Damtea working aggressively here.
Damtea's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Man blocks an uppercut.
Damtea blocks a body shot from Man.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Damtea avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Damteas head.
Man blocking some punches.
Damtea tries to break free but Man pushes him back against the cage.
Damtea working aggressively here.
Damtea swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man effectively controlling the action here.
Man scores with a shoulder strike.
Damtea misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Damtea's efforts to push away.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A shot in the inside from Man.
Damtea throws a head punch that misses.
Man has Damtea pressed against the cage, preventing Damtea from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Damtea throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Damtea wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Damtea misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man wants to stall.
Method Man seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Damtea tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damtea.
Damtea misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Damtea scores with a nice short uppercut.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Damtea lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Damtea gets through Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Man keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Damtea's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Method Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Method Man's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
Damtea sizes up Man with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Damtea misses with an uppercut
and Man counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Damtea wants to stand but Man is controlling the position.
Damtea has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Man can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Damtea looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Damtea trying to keep a closed guard but Man is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damtea wants to stand up but Man is controlling him.
Damtea keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man passes into half guard.
Man takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Damtea is trying to stand back up but Man is controlling him
Damtea is trying to maintain the position but Man is very close to passing his half guard.
Man drops an elbow to the side of Damtea's head.
Damtea is looking to control Man's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Damtea avoid being mounted?
Sailo Damtea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Damtea is trying to stand.
Man wants to lay and pray for a moment but Damtea keeps working.
Man works his way into full mount!
Damtea can't escape the position.
You get the feeling that Damtea really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Man landing strikes from the mount.
Man with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Damtea is trying to escape the mount.
Man working Damtea over with strikes here.
Man controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man looking to control but Damtea is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Man lands a nice shot to the head.
Man tries to control but Damtea wriggling away.
Man pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Man wants to control the pace but Damtea is squirming around nicely.
Damtea really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Man controlling from the full mount.
Damtea regains half guard.
Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Damtea is not content to let Man control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damtea is looking for a sweep. Man is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Man is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Damtea trying to control here.
Damtea with the active half guard here but Man passes nicely into side control.
Damtea is pushing Man's head away, looking to escape. Man manages to hold on to the position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man trying to control the position but Damtea is working away.
Damtea tries to bench press Man off him but Man keeps the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Method Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Man winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Method Man!
In his post fight interview, Method Man started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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