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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manolito Damhuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Southland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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190 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manolito Damhuis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sammy Southland!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Southland shoots for a double leg takedown but Damhuis sprawls well. He's pushed Southland's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Damhuis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Damhuis scores with a push kick.
Southland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Damhuis.
Damhuis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Southland tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A slow jab from Damhuis misses its intended target.
Southland avoids a kick to the body.
Damhuis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Southland's guard.
Southland being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damhuis tries to free his leg and advance position but Southland is retaining full guard.
Damhuis won't allow Southland to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis looking to pass the guard.
Southland wants to sweep here but Damhuis controlling him for the moment.
Damhuis works over Southland with some ground and pound from guard.
Southland manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Damhuis manages to get himself to full guard.
Southland working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Damhuis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Southland.
Southland pushes down on Damhuis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Damhuis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Southland is one step ahead there.
Damhuis is trying to control the position but Southland postures up.
Damhuis controlling the position.
Southland pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Damhuis is keeping the position for now.
Damhuis managing to control the position.
Southland wants to control from the top but Damhuis keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
My spies in Bowsers Gym inform me that Southland has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Southland trying to control the position from guard on top but Damhuis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Southland throwing strikes from guard but Damhuis blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Damhuis is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Southland is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Southland keeping moving, preventing Damhuis from controlling successfully.
Southland manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Damhuis manages to get himself to full guard.
Southland wants to control from the top but Damhuis keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Damhuis trying to control the position here.
Southland must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Damhuis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolito Damhuis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Damhuis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Southland.
Damhuis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Southland is fending him off so far but Damhuis persists. Nope, Southland circles away and we're back to standing.
Southland looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Damhuis is fending him off so far but Southland persists. Nope, Damhuis circles away and we're back to standing.
Damhuis ducks under a wild hook from Southland.
A looping hook to the body misses from Southland. Damhuis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damhuis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Southland takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Damhuis - that will leave a mark!
Damhuis is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damhuis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Southland misses with a body shot.
Southland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Southland dives in for a single leg takedown but Damhuis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Manolito Damhuis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Southland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis throws out a leg kick but Southland moves out of range and Damhuis only half commits.
Southland darts in looking for a takedown but Damhuis gets double underhooks and turns Southland into the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Damhuis.
Nice body kick from Damhuis.
An inside leg kick from Damhuis misses.
A head kick misses from Damhuis.
Damhuis misses with an uppercut.
Southland misses with a body shot.
Damhuis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Southland has his takedown stuffed
and Damhuis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Southland misses the shot to the body.
Southland fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Southland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damhuis was well out of range. Poor timing from Southland.
Damhuis tries to counter with a takedown but Southland is quick to defend against it.
Damhuis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Southland.
Damhuis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Damhuis.
Damhuis stuffs the takedown.
Damhuis tries to score with a low kick but Southland moves his leg out of the way.
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!
Damhuis lands a nice looking body kick.
Southland checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Southland swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Damhuis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Southland won't be happy with that.
Damhuis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Damhuis wants to control for a moment but Southland uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Southland keeping hold of Damhuis's head, controlling as best he can.
Damhuis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Southland tries to get to full guard but Damhuis has control of the leg.
Southland slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis throws a strike but Southland rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Southland postures up.
Damhuis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Southland tries to free his leg and advance position but Damhuis is retaining full guard.
Damhuis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Southland defends it easily.
Southland trying to control but Damhuis is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolito Damhuis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Southland.
Southland just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDamhuis.
Southland is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Damhuis rather than just go for the knockout.
Damhuis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Southland. That did some damage!
Nice sprawl there from Damhuis as Southland shoots in.
Damhuis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Southland. Damhuis does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Southland. Damhuis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Southland crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Damhuis - the referee stops the clock and Southland gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Damhuis. Southland manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Southland takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damhuis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Southland slips a jab from Damhuis.
Damhuis looks to throw the jab but Southland is out of range.
Southland steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Damhuis. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Southland tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Southland looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Southland takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Southland is looking to stall here but Damhuis recovers full guard.
Southland working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Damhuis holds on and takes a little breather.
Southland postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Southland is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Damhuis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Damhuis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Southland is looking to improve his position.
Damhuis wants to work for an arm triangle but Southland is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Damhuis is stalling here. Southland is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Damhuis seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Southland has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Southland off and has taken his back!
Damhuis scores with punches and elbows.
Damhuis lands strikes to the head.
Even with his hooks in, Damhuis manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Southland covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Southland turns into Damhuis and is now in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis pulls Southland in close to prevent any damage.
Southland wants to control from the top but Damhuis keeps moving.
Damhuis has his hands on Southland's head, controlling the position.
Damhuis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Southland can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sammy Southland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damhuis being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manolito Damhuis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Damhuis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manolito Damhuis!
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