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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dark Terror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manolito Damhuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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182 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dark Terror!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manolito Damhuis!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damhuis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Terror stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Damhuis.
Terror on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Damhuis. Damhuis obviously looking to wear him down.
Damhuis has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Terror is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Terror takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Terror misses with a low kick.
Damhuis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Terror misses with the combination.
Terror doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Damhuis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terror shoots in and drives through. Damhuis sprawls well.
Damhuis lunges at Terror with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Terror's hand.
Damhuis throws a head kick that misses.
Terror doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Damhuis.
Damhuis throws a hook but Terror avoids it easily.
Terror drops down looking for a counter takedown but Damhuis sprawls and moves away.
Damhuis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Damhuis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've been told by Terror's head coaches at HK13 LA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Damhuis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No luck for Terror with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dark Terror. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Terror misses with a straight left.
Terror swings for the body but Damhuis moves out of range.
And Damhuis responds with a good body kick, but Terror manages to step out the way in time.
Terror shoots in but no luck this time.
Damhuis throws a low kick but Terror moves out of range easily.
Terror tries to counter with a takedown but Damhuis is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis connects with a leg kick. Terror looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Damhuis just misses with a punch to the body.
Terror throws a right hand that Damhuis ducks under and follows up with a left that Damhuis also avoids with ease.
Terror shoots in and drives through. Damhuis sprawls well.
Damhuis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damhuis connects with a solid leg kick.
Terror looks for a takedown but Damhuis sprawls well.
Terror gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Damhuis.
Damhuis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Terror.
Terror misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis misses with a straight right.
Damhuis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Terror counters with a nice double leg into side control. Damhuis won't be happy with that.
Damhuis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Damhuis trying his best to control but Terror has mounted him.
Damhuis wants to control but Terror is having none of it.
Damhuis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Terror dominating with strikes here.
Terror lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terror is just content to waste time from the top position. Damhuis takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Damhuis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Damhuis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Terror with a flurry of punches that miss.
Damhuis keeping moving, preventing Terror from controlling successfully.
Terror in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Terror throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Damhuis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Terror lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolito Damhuis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Terror just misses with a punch to the body.
Damhuis scores with a push kick.
Terror avoids the head kick by Damhuis.
Damhuis misses the jab.
Damhuis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Terror as he avoids it easily.
Damhuis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Terror bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Damhuis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Terror connects with a decent elbow.
Damhuis is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damhuis is looking for a sweep.
Damhuis wants to control but Terror postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terror tries to score with some ground and pound. Damhuis controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Damhuis is trying to control Terror's posture but Terror avoids it.
Damhuis tries to bench press Terror off him but Terror keeps the position.
Terror tries to score with some ground and pound. Damhuis controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from Terror are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Damhuis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Damhuis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Damhuis preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Terror throwing shots but Damhuis is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis wants to get back to full guard.
Terror with the ground and pound but Damhuis uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dark Terror overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Damhuis has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Terror is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Damhuis.
Damhuis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Terror off and has taken his back!
Damhuis controlling well, preventing Terror from escaping the position.
Terror is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Terror knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Damhuis on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Terror has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Damhuis is persistently looking for the submission but Terror is defending it well.
Damhuis is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Terror is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Damhuis 's hooks.
Terror is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damhuis misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Damhuis with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Terror keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Terror is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Manolito Damhuis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Damhuis connects with a solid leg kick.
Damhuis connects with a high kick.
Terror closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Damhuis's guard.
Damhuis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Terror's guard.
Terror trying to control the position here.
Damhuis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terror trying to keep a closed guard but Damhuis is proving a slippery customer.
Damhuis scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terror looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Damhuis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Terror has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Terror is on top in guard.
Damhuis seems keen to control Terror's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Terror postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Damhuis keeping full guard, as Terror tries to pass.
Terror working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Terror won't allow Damhuis to sweep him here.
Terror might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Damhuis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Terror's guard.
Damhuis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Damhuis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Damhuis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Terror tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Terror wants to sweep but no luck.
Terror controlling Damhuis's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dark Terror seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Damhuis misses.
Terror attempts a counter takedown but Damhuis avoids it well and moves away.
Terror swings away with a body shot that misses
and Damhuis counters with a two punch combo.
Damhuis throws a shot from downtown. Terror moves away and avoids it.
Terror on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Terror on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Terror swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis keeps Terror at a distance using the push kick.
Damhuis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Damhuis blocks a head kick by Terror.
Damhuis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dark Terror is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damhuis cracks the inside of Terror's front leg.
Crunch! Damhuis slams his shin into Terror's torso.
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 tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Terror gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Damhuis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Terror tries for a takedown but Damhuis circles away easily
and Damhuis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dark Terror has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damhuis lands a leg kick that knocks Terror off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manolito Damhuis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Damhuis 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manolito Damhuis!
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