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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calvin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manolito Damhuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by ROAR by Katy Perry. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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184 cm
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177 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manolito Damhuis!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a low kick, looking for Damhuis's leg but Damhuis calmly moves out of range.
Damhuis throws a sloppy head kick
and Damhuis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King throws a chopping leg kick but Damhuis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Damhuis slips under a jab from King.
Damhuis looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
Damhuis cracks the inside of King's front leg.
King throws a chopping leg kick but Damhuis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
King with a jab.
Damhuis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Damhuis there.
Calvin King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
King stuns Damhuis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick there by King.
Damhuis cracks King with an open hand slap.
It looks like Calvin King has been cut.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Damhuis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
King with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
King definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis blocks a jab.
King misses with a hook
and Damhuis counters with a nice double leg into side control. King won't be happy with that.
Damhuis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Damhuis tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Damhuis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The strikes coming from Damhuis are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Damhuis throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damhuis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Damhuis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but King is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis throws an elbow but King slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Damhuis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sloppy strikes there by Damhuis.
King regains half guard, as Damhuis was trying to land strikes.
Damhuis is trying to control. King wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Damhuis wants to pass to mount but King is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis stalling.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
King has hold of Damhuis's hands but Damhuis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
King wants to control but Damhuis is keeping busy.
Damhuis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Damhuis misses with a head shot. King uses the momentum to regain guard.
King trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Damhuis misses with a few strikes there.
King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Damhuis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damhuis takes a shot to the head.
King cracks Damhuis with a nice body shot.
Damhuis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damhuis ducks under a wild hook from King.
Damhuis slips a jab from King.
King feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Damhuis's calf.
Damhuis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Damhuis misses with a body shot.
Damhuis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manolito Damhuis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Calvin King's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
King scores with a nice right hand.
King gets a clinch.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damhuis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Damhuis is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Damhuis breaks the clinch.
Damhuis tries a head kick but it misses.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Damhuis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Damhuis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from King - that will leave a mark!
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Damhuis.
Damhuis throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a leg kick but Damhuis checks it.
Damhuis feints the counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Damhuis.
Damhuis throws a hook but King blocks it.
Calvin King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damhuis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
King takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab by King.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Damhuis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Damhuis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Damhuis lands a nice looking body shot.
Damhuis throws a body kick that misses.
Damhuis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King sizes up Damhuis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
King lands with an uppercut that bounces Damhuis off the cage and back into range.
King takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by King.
Damhuis throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.
Damhuis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from King.
King scores with a leg kick.
Calvin King is winning the standup battle so far.
King misses with a hook.
Damhuis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King drops his hands momentarily and Damhuis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Damhuis looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by King.
Damhuis swings widly with a right hand
and King counters with a good low kick that Damhuis was not able to check.
Damhuis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King wants to clinch up but Damhuis keeps it at a distance.
King cracks a nice hook into Damhuis's ribs.
Damhuis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Good leg kick by King there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big left from Damhuis misses.
King throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Damhuis blocks the body kick.
Damhuis throws a head kick that half lands.
King jabs Damhuis right on the nose. Damhuis blinks but takes it well.
King throws a nice inside leg kick.
Damhuis needs to keep his hands up - King had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King lands a jab to the nose.
King misses with a low kick as Damhuis jumps back.
Damhuis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
King throws a hook but Damhuis blocks it.
Damhuis avoids the head kick by King.
Damhuis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
King moves out of range as Damhuis strikes.
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
Damhuis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Damhuis checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin King dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Calvin King's cut.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Damhuis blocks the leg kick.
King scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
King looks to throw the jab but Damhuis is out of range.
Nice shot by King.
Damhuis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Damhuis slips a jab from King.
Damhuis misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
Damhuis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Damhuis with a hook.
King lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damhuis.
Damhuis feints the counter takedown.
Damhuis digs a good hook to King's body.
King tried to score with a low kick but Damhuis checks it.
Damhuis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Damhuis, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Damhuis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King misses with a hook. Damhuis ducked under it nicely.
Damhuis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but King defends it well.
Damhuis throws a low kick but King avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from King.
Damhuis throws a leg kick but King checks it.
Damhuis throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Damhuis throws a big shot that misses.
King connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Damhuis momentarily.
Damhuis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
King throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Damhuis throws a leg kick
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
Damhuis moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Damhuis tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damhuis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
King fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Damhuis, pushing him back against the cage.
Damhuis misses with some punches.
Damhuis is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Damhuis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damhuis tries to break free but King pushes him back against the cage.
Damhuis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damhuis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking cross lands there for King.
Damhuis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Damhuis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Damhuis.
King misses with an attempted mid kick.
Damhuis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Damhuis gets tackled into the cage by King. King maintains the clinch.
Damhuis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Damhuis.
Damhuis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Damhuis.
King lands a body shot.
King lands a shoulder strike.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Damhuis.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damhuis breaks from the clinch.
Damhuis scores with a head kick. King tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damhuis misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
Damhuis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Damhuis looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
King throws a half hearted mid kick.
King scores with a nice strike.
An inside leg kick from Damhuis misses.
An attempted straight right counter from King misses the target.
Damhuis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
King is looking to clinch.
King scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
King scores with a shot to the body.
King connects with a body shot.
Damhuis avoids the head kick by King.
King throws a jab when Damhuis was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin King clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Calvin King's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
King scores with a nice body kick.
Damhuis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from King misses the target.
King tests Damhuis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Damhuis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damhuis feints the counter takedown.
King bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
King has closed the distance and engaged Damhuis in a clinch.
Damhuis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Damhuis.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Damhuis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damhuis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Damhuis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Damhuis.
Damhuis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Damhuis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
King throws a half hearted mid kick.
Damhuis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
King loads up on a big right hand but Damhuis slips the punch.
King moves away from the strike by Damhuis.
A nice inside leg kick there by King. That's going to slow Damhuis down.
Damhuis throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King jabs Damhuis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Damhuis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from King, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Damhuis is just out of range.
Damhuis moves out of range of the strikes.
King is looking to clinch but Damhuis is avoiding it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damhuis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Damhuis fails to land the takedown.
King throwing a counter right hand but Damhuis manages to avoid it.
Damhuis misses with a body shot.
King defending well as Damhuis loads up on a big left hand.
Damhuis moves away from the strike by King.
Damhuis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
King fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Damhuis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Damhuis moves out of range easily.
Damhuis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a lazy right hand but Damhuis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Damhuis.
Nice jab there from Damhuis.
Damhuis checks a leg kick.
King throws a shot from downtown. Damhuis moves away and avoids it.
King avoids the head kick by Damhuis.
Damhuis blocks a jab.
Damhuis feints the counter takedown.
King throws a shot to the body.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damhuis misses with a double jab
and King counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
King takes one to the chin there.
Both fighters circling a little - Damhuis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damhuis swings widly with a right hand
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Damhuis can pounce on him.
King lands a slapping body shot.
King throws a leg kick
and Damhuis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Damhuis is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Damhuis lands a nice short elbow.
Damhuis looks to land a strike but King avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Damhuis trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damhuis pushing down on King's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Calvin King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Calvin King's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
King throws a body punch but Damhuis moves out of range.
King lands a jab to the nose.
Damhuis misses with a leg kick
and King counters with an outside leg kick.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damhuis.
An inside leg kick lands from King.
Damhuis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.
Damhuis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Damhuis works the jab nicely.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Damhuis is looking to land body kicks.
Damhuis drops his hands momentarily and King takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
King misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis misses the shot to the body.
King misses with a body kick.
King lands with a right hand.
Damhuis ducks under a wild hook from King.
A head kick misses from Damhuis.
Damhuis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
King scores with a shot to the body.
King connects with a body shot that sends Damhuis's belly button to the back.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Damhuis's shoulder, as Damhuis tries to avoid the shot.
Damhuis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed King momentarily.
King lands with an uppercut that bounces Damhuis off the cage and back into range.
King lands with a cross.
King scores with the left hand. Damhuis knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damhuis scores with a kick to the midsection.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damhuis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
King will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Damhuis misses with a looping right.
King lands a head shot.
King fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Damhuis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Damhuis moves out of range of the body kick.
King listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King throws a body punch but Damhuis moves out of range.
King moves out of range as Damhuis strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis swings widly with a right hand
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
King throws a low kick but it's checked well by Damhuis.
Damhuis misses with an uppercut
and Damhuis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King looks to land a right hand but Damhuis moved out of range.
King lands an overhand right.
King takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Manolito Damhuis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damhuis scores with a shot to the body.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Damhuis.
King tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
A jab from King finds it's way through Damhuis's defenses.
Damhuis lands with a straight right. King didn't see that one coming.
King walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Damhuis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Damhuis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and King has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from King and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Damhuis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Damhuis scoring well with a low kick there.
Damhuis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says King as he avoids it easily.
King misses with the combination.
King moves away from the strike by Damhuis.
Damhuis misses with a leg kick
and King counters with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Damhuis. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King is looking to slow Damhuis down with leg kicks.
King throws a body kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calvin King showed his dominance in that final round.
I think King has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 49:47
Judge George Francis scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin King!
Calvin King retains his welterweight title!
Calvin King was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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