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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Duim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlon Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Duim had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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135 lbs
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144 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Duim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marlon Moraes!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duim misses with a hook. Moraes ducked under it nicely.
Moraes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moraes has Duim up against the cage in a clinch.
Moraes with a knee to the head.
Moraes with a knee to the head.
Moraes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Danny Duim has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duim.
Moraes misses with a knee to the head.
Duim throws a head punch that misses.
Duim has a couple of punches blocked by Moraes.
Duim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moraes.
Moraes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duim scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moraes as Duim tries to tie him up.
Moraes looking to throw knees to the head but Duim is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moraes looking to throw knees to the head but Duim is blocking nicely.
Duim wants to stall.
Moraes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Duim really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moraes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Duim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moraes avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Duim takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Duim takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moraes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moraes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moraes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Duim avoiding damage as Moraes throws knees to the body.
Moraes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moraes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Duim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moraes misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Duim.
Moraes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moraes managing to block the knees to the body from Duim.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duim.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Duim has a couple of punches blocked by Moraes.
Duim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moraes missing with knees to the body.
Moraes looking to throw knees to the head but Duim is blocking nicely.
Moraes scores with a knee to the head.
Duim looking to slow down the pace here.
Moraes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duim is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Moraes misses with a knee strike.
Moraes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duim blocks it with crossed arms.
Moraes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moraes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moraes looks winded!
Moraes misses with a knee strike.
Moraes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Duim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Duim misses with the head strike.
Duim tries to break free but Moraes pushes him back against the cage.
Moraes avoiding damage as Duim throws knees to the body.
Duim managing to block the knees to the body from Moraes.
Duim trying to land knees to the body.
Duim managing to block the knees to the body from Moraes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moraes as Duim tries to tie him up.
Duim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Moraes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duim blocks it with crossed arms.
Moraes avoiding damage as Duim throws knees to the body.
Duim is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Duim managing to block the knees to the body from Moraes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moraes taking a breather.
Moraes is looking to control Duim's arms but Duim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moraes has his back to the cage.
Moraes is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Duim throws a punch but it's blocked by Moraes.
Moraes looking to throw knees to the head but Duim is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moraes as Duim tries to tie him up.
Duim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duim misses with the head strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Moraes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Duim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moraes's brow.
Moraes connects with a knee to the head.
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!
Moraes misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marlon Moraes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Duim's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Moraes tries a head kick but it misses.
Duim lands a jab to the nose.
Moraes tries to clinch
and Duim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duim works over Moraes's head and body with a nice combination.
Moraes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duim darts in and clinches Moraes up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Duim.
Duim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moraes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moraes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Moraes trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Duim tries to land knees in the clinch but Moraes avoids the damage to the body.
Moraes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice left hand lands by Duim.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Duim as Moraes tries to tie him up.
Duim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Duim.
A knee to the head by Moraes.
A knee to the head by Moraes.
Moraes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moraes is breathing heavily.
Duim throws an elbow that misses.
Duim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duim tries to work over Moraes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moraes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Duim's face.
Duim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moraes avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moraes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moraes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moraes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Duim stalling in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Duim misses with an elbow over the top.
Moraes avoiding damage as Duim throws knees to the body.
Moraes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Duim trying to control the position but instead, Moraes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Duim into the cage.
Moraes tries to stall but Duim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moraes missing with knees to the body.
Duim tries to land knees in the clinch but Moraes avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Duim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moraes managing to block the knees to the body from Duim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Moraes.
Duim trying to land knees to the body.
Duim lands with a right to the head.
Duim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moraes crunches a lovely knee into Duim's ribcage.
Moraes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Moraes scores with a knee to the head.
Duim managing to block the knees to the body from Moraes.
Duim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moraes misses with a knee to the head.
Duim avoiding damage as Moraes throws knees to the body.
Moraes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Duim is keeping busy.
Marlon Moraes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Moraes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moraes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moraes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Duim is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duim can't break the clinch.
Moraes tries to land a knee to the head but Duim blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moraes.
Moraes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moraes avoids a wild elbow strike from Duim.
Duim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moraes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Duim trying to land knees to the body.
Duim tries to throw a body punch but Moraes avoids it by throwing Duim back against the cage.
Duim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duim misses with an elbow over the top.
Moraes lands a nice knee to the body.
Duim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moraes avoiding damage as Duim throws knees to the body.
Duim is trying to maintain a safe position but Moraes gets an underhook and turns Duim into the cage.
Moraes tries a knee to the head but Duim blocks it.
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 Danny Duim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Duim's cut.
That's time! 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.
Moraes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick by Moraes misses
and Duim counters with a stiff right hand.
Moraes needs to keep his hands up - Duim had a free shot at his head there.
Moraes throws a leg kick
and Duim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moraes is rocked!
Duim uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Moraes is still on wobbly legs! Can Duim finish him?
Duim measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Moraes! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Danny Duim!
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energy
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hype
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