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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graveyard Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghost comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Howlin Wolf- Smokestack Lightening kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dom Danky has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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192 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
7 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dom Danky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Graveyard Ghost!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghost missing with a left hand there. Danky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danky is looking to counter with head kicks.
Ghost connects with a right hand. Danky shakes it off.
Ghost shoots in for a takedown but Danky shows good takedown defense.
Ghost misses with an uppercut.
As Ghost backs away, Danky returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ghost's coach down at Sun Tzu's Art of War was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ghost's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Danky dives in and scores a takedown into Ghost's guard.
Ghost throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Danky escapes and throws Ghost's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Ghost is trying to get back to half guard.
Danky is putting a hurting on Ghost here, landing some big shots from side control.
Danky scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ghost to see if he's OK.
Danky landing strikes.
Danky wants to control but Ghost is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Danky crashes against the mat.
Danky has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky working the ground and pound.
Danky works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ghost is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Danky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Danky trying to control the action but Ghost is working from the bottom.
Danky content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Danky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ghost gets full guard.
Danky throwing strikes from guard but Ghost blocks nicely.
Ghost not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ghost throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky stopping the sweep attempt from Ghost.
Danky controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ghost keeping moving, preventing Danky from controlling successfully.
Ghost throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Danky looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ghost has his foot on Danky's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Danky works his way back into a safe position though.
Danky engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghost is looking for a triangle but Danky pushes his legs off easily.
Danky trying to control the position from guard on top but Ghost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ghost working for submissions but it's allowed Danky to get to half guard.
Ghost is staying active underneath Danky, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Danky lands with a punch from half guard.
Danky blocks the strikes from Ghost.
Danky is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Danky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ghost defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky is looking to take a break and control but Ghost is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ghost is trying to get back to full guard.
Ghost moves into full guard.
Ghost throws his legs up looking for a submission but Danky uses it to pass to side control.
Ghost regains half guard.
Ghost is staying active underneath Danky, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Danky slips a nice elbow through Ghost's hands, connecting with Ghost's forehead.
Danky is nestled in close to Ghost, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ghost is looking for a sweep. Danky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Danky dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Danky scores with a one two! Ghost had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ghost fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Danky.
Ghost looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Danky is fending him off so far but Ghost persists. Nope, Danky circles away and we're back to standing.
Danky lands a really nice looking cross but Ghost seems unphased.
Danky fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ghost avoids it really well and circles away.
Ghost is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Danky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ghost looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Danky is fending him off so far but Ghost persists. Nope, Danky circles away and we're back to standing.
Dom Danky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graveyard Ghost.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghost moves away from the strike by Danky.
Ghost checks a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Danky.
Danky shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghost. Danky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dom Danky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ghost moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ghost stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ghost.
Danky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ghost can do to turn this around?
Danky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ghost.
Ghost darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Danky wants to improve his position but Ghost is controlling well.
Danky manages to get to full guard.
Danky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky pulls Ghost in close to prevent any damage.
Ghost postures up.
Danky will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ghost won't allow Danky to sweep him here.
Ghost trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ghost throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Danky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ghost throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Danky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghost trying to control but Danky is working from the bottom.
Ghost in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Danky wants to hit a switch here but Ghost passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Danky there!
Danky is desperately trying to improve his position but Ghost has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky regains half guard.
Danky is trying to maintain the position but Ghost is very close to passing his half guard.
Danky slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ghost throws a big elbow that misses.
Ghost makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ghost connects with a couple of short punches.
Danky seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ghost wants to pass the guard but Danky is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghost advances to half guard.
Ghost lands strikes from half guard.
Danky holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Danky 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.
Danky trying to hold on to Ghost's head to control him but Ghost postures up.
Danky looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ghost is looking to take a break and control but Danky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graveyard Ghost showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Danky misses with a looping right.
Ghost with a lazy takedown attempt
and Danky counters with a straight right hand.
Danky misses with a wild body shot.
No luck for Danky with that takedown attempt.
Ghost takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ghost ducks under a wild hook from Danky.
Ghost throws an off balance right hand
and Danky counters with a stiff right hand.
Ghost throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Danky lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danky slips a straight right by Ghost.
Danky scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A jab from Danky misses.
Dom Danky is winning the standup battle so far.
Ghost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Danky. No joy for Ghost on that attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danky moves away from the strike by Ghost.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ghost.
Ghost shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Danky as he jumps to the side.
Dom Danky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graveyard Ghost.
Danky missing with a left hand there. Ghost was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ghost.
Danky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ghost's head backwards.
Ghost scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Danky shoots for a takedown but Ghost saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ghost swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ghost is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Danky.
Ghost scores with a jab to the jaw.
Danky moves away from the strike by Ghost.
Ghost blocks a head kick by Danky.
Danky blocks a jab.
Danky throws out a loose jab but Ghost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danky ducks under a wild hook from Ghost.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghost showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Danky.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghost moves out of range of the strikes.
Ghost misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Danky.
The fighters circling - Ghost throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice takedown defense from Danky. No joy for Ghost on that attempt.
Ghost has his takedown stuffed
letting Danky counter with a right hand.
Ghost moves out of range of the strikes.
Ghost is trying hard to land a takedown here. Danky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Danky defending well as Ghost loads up on a big left hand.
Ghost misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Danky on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ghost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danky lands a nice looking body kick.
Danky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ghost.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghost scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big left from Danky misses.
Danky throws a hook but Ghost avoids it easily.
Ghost avoids the body shot from Danky.
Ghost misses with a body shot.
Danky throws a body punch but Ghost moves out of range.
Danky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ghost.
Danky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghost manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Danky.
Danky misses with a looping left.
Ghost now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ghost has his takedown stuffed
enabling Danky to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Danky finds it's way through Ghost's defenses.
Danky with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ghost to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghost defending well as Danky loads up on a big left hand.
Ghost drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Danky defends it well.
A big right from Ghost misses.
Ghost dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danky connects with a single shot there.
Danky fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ghost avoids it really well and circles away.
Danky throws a chopping leg kick but Ghost manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Danky misses with a hook. Ghost ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Danky.
Danky shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ghost moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ghost looking for subs off his back but Danky has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Danky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Danky 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Danky!
An out of breath Dom Danky thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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