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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between celine damp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jah Ras Tafari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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155 lbs
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170 cm
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154 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Likes ground |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, celine damp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jah Ras Tafari!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ras Tafari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ras Tafari throws a nice head kick!
damp blocks a head kick by Ras Tafari.
Ras Tafari throws a head kick that misses.
Jah Ras Tafari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ras Tafari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ras Tafari throws a head kick but damp moves out of range.
Ras Tafari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ras Tafari lands a high kick!
damp avoids the head kick by Ras Tafari.
damp looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
damp looking to pass the guard.
damp showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ras Tafari keeping moving, preventing damp from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ras Tafari wants to get back to his feet but damp is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ras Tafari throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
damp trying to control but Ras Tafari is working from the bottom.
Ras Tafari pushes damp off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
damp moves into range and clinches up with Ras Tafari.
Ras Tafari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ras Tafari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ras Tafari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ras Tafari being controlled against the cage.
damp fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ras Tafari wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but damp has him pressed against the cage.
damp prevents Ras Tafari from breaking the clinch.
Ras Tafari wants to break the clinch but can't.
damp is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ras Tafari is keeping busy.
Ras Tafari wants to break free but damp has control.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from damp.
Ras Tafari is looking to break free of the clinch but damp has double underhooks.
Ras Tafari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ras Tafari wants to break free but damp has control.
Come on damp - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ras Tafari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ras Tafari is trying to break free.
damp is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ras Tafari is keeping busy.
damp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ras Tafari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ras Tafari wants to break free but damp has control.
damp jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ras Tafari walks away with a smile on his face. damp gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ras Tafari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
damp fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for celine damp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ras Tafari closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
damp is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ras Tafari scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ras Tafari stalling away here and it's allowed damp to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
damp working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ras Tafari doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ras Tafari manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
damp is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ras Tafari wants to stand and escape but instead damp has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ras Tafari is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and damp dives into side control.
Ras Tafari tries to buck damp off but damp is having none of it.
Ras Tafari manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
damp is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
damp working for a guillotine from mount but Ras Tafari is in no mood to give up.
Ras Tafari is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jah Ras Tafari dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ras Tafari slips a jab and a cross from damp.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ras Tafari. damp shrugs it off though.
A head kick misses from Ras Tafari.
A head kick misses from Ras Tafari.
Ras Tafari has his takedown stuffed
and damp decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ras Tafari's guard.
damp trying to control the position from guard on top but Ras Tafari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ras Tafari wants to stand and escape but damp is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
damp is standing up over Ras Tafari. Ras Tafari looks to escape but damp dives into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
damp working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
damp working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
damp wants to control but Ras Tafari is keeping him busy.
Ras Tafari tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Ras Tafari can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ras Tafari throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Ras Tafari shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ras Tafari showed some decent athleticism there.
Ras Tafari scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ras Tafari thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing damp to regain full guard.
Ras Tafari throws a strike but damp rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ras Tafari is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst damp is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ras Tafari keeping moving, preventing damp from controlling successfully.
damp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ras Tafari is keeping the position for now.
Ras Tafari is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst damp is controlling him.
damp is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ras Tafari looking to control but damp passes into half guard.
Ras Tafari pushes damp off looking to stand but damp dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ras Tafari is refusing to be controlled, as damp sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick by Ras Tafari misses
and damp counters with a single leg into guard. Ras Tafari didn't expect that.
Ras Tafari is pulling down on damp's head to control his posture.
Ras Tafari throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
damp trying to control the position from guard on top but Ras Tafari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ras Tafari is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
damp advances to half guard.
damp seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ras Tafari does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
celine damp dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ras Tafari tries for a takedown but damp circles away easily
and damp counters by clinching up.
Ras Tafari gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from damp.
damp tries to stall but Ras Tafari uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
damp is trying to break free.
Ras Tafari stops a takedown attempt from damp.
damp gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ras Tafari keeping moving, preventing damp from controlling successfully.
damp stops Ras Tafari from standing up.
Ras Tafari keeping moving, preventing damp from controlling successfully.
Ras Tafari doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
celine damp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
damp drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and damp jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ras Tafari throws a couple of heel strikes.
Ras Tafari scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Ras Tafari throws a head kick but damp moves out of range.
Ras Tafari tries a head kick but it misses.
Ras Tafari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good shot there by damp.
damp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ras Tafari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Ras Tafari. No joy for damp on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for celine damp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick by Ras Tafari misses
and damp counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ras Tafari won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ras Tafari tries to escape but damp is in control.
Ras Tafari is looking for a sweep.
Ras Tafari is not content to let damp control the position.
damp has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ras Tafari!
Ras Tafari trying desperately to get to his feet.
damp tries to control but Ras Tafari wriggling away.
Ras Tafari is looking to get to half guard.
Ras Tafari's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ras Tafari is wriggling around trying to escape.
damp looking to control but Ras Tafari is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ras Tafari swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Ras Tafari is trying to stand.
Ras Tafari is looking to get to half guard.
damp wants to control the pace but Ras Tafari is squirming around nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ras Tafari can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
damp is going olschool here, as he tries to force Ras Tafari to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ras Tafari shrugs it off.
Ras Tafari looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Ras Tafari is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
damp tries to control but Ras Tafari wriggling away.
Ras Tafari wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that's the end of the fight!
celine damp showed his dominance in that final round.
I think damp 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... celine damp!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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