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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan May (ranked 2095 p4p, 210 weight class) and Nameless Fighter (ranked 2740 p4p, 267 weight class). Fighter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dan Balan Like. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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151 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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World class boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nameless Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fighter.
May tries to clinch up.
May's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fighter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! May scrambles back to his feet.
Fighter throws a hook but May avoids it easily.
May has taken the fight to the clinch.
May goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fighter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fighter thuds his right hand into May's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fighter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fighter keeps the fight on the outside.
May punishes Fighter's body with a nice straight punch.
Fighter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by May.
May is looking for a counter combo.
Fighter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for May, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fighter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fighter connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
May moves out of range as Fighter strikes.
Fighter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fighter throws a poor cross that misses
and May counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter misses with a looping left.
May is looking for a counter combo.
Nameless Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
May walks into a straight right hand from Fighter.
Fighter lands the left hand.
May takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
May tries to close the distance and clinch but Fighter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fighter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. May sees it coming and avoids it easily.
May doesn't manage to clinch there - Fighter circles away.
Fighter tries to counter by closing the distance.
May gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fighter breaks from the clinch.
May misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fighter steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from May.
May tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fighter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
May ducks under a wild hook from Fighter.
Fighter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
May tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fighter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
May throws a right hand that Fighter ducks under and follows up with a left that Fighter also avoids with ease.
May tries to clinch up but Fighter circles away and keeps his distance.
Fighter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like May was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fighter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
May is looking to clinch.
May really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fighter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
May looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
May tries to close the distance and clinch but Fighter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fighter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by May.
May closes the distance and clinches.
Fighter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
May wants to clinch up but Fighter keeps it at a distance.
Fighter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like May was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fighter.
The fight stays on the outside here - May looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
May clobbers Fighter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Fighter misses.
May is looking for a counter combo.
Fighter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by May.
May is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fighter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by May.
Fighter tries to counter by closing the distance.
May misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May clinches up with Fighter and pushes him back against the cage.
May goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fighter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fighter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fighter scores with a nice head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - May looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fighter misses the jab.
May is looking to clinch.
May tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fighter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
May uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fighter.
A quick step to the side and May tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Fighter.
Fighter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fighter slips a straight right by May.
Fighter steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from May.
May blocks a jab.
May tries to clinch there but Fighter circles away.
Fighter is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! May had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fighter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Fighter connects with a right hand. May shakes it off.
Fighter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
May goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fighter lands with a hook. May tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fighter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fighter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed May momentarily.
Nice defenses there by May.
May avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Fighter misses the target.
A slow jab from Fighter misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
May fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fighter, pushing him back against the cage.
May misses with a shot to the kidneys.
May tries to throw a body punch but Fighter avoids it by throwing May back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that May has been working on his elbows in the gym.
May doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fighter breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nameless Fighter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fighter lands a jab to the head.
May on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
May slips under a jab from Fighter.
Fighter misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and May tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
May bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
May seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A jab from Fighter does it's job there.
May needs to keep his hands up - Fighter had a free shot at his head there.
May uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fighter.
May fails in his attempt to clinch.
May gets in close and instigates a clinch.
May has Fighter pressed against the cage, preventing Fighter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Fighter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fighter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter blocks a body shot from May.
A frustrated look appears on Fighter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fighter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Fighter misses its intended target.
A lazy left from Fighter finds it's target.
May steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fighter.
Fighter throws a lazy right hand but May sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fighter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fighter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and May counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fighter thinking.
May takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
May ducks under a wild hook from Fighter.
May is looking to wear down Fighter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
May wants to clinch.
Fighter tries to counter by closing the distance.
May fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fighter wants to counter with a clinch but May pushes him away.
Left hook, right uppercut from May.
Fighter lands with a hook. May tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fighter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by May.
Fighter misses with a right hand
and May counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fighter thinking.
May moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fighter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
May avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
May looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A left lands for Fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fighter gets tackled into the cage by May. May maintains the clinch.
A right hand to the body from May.
Fighter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
May misses with a body punch.
Fighter prevents a body shot from May.
May struggles to land a body shot inside as Fighter controls his hands.
Fighter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
May tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fighter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fighter scores with a hook.
Nameless Fighter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fighter's corner calls for a 1-2. Fighter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fighter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
May swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fighter catches May with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
May avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
May tries to clinch up but Fighter circles away and keeps his distance.
Fighter throws the left hand but May avoids the punch easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
May doesn't manage to clinch there - Fighter circles away.
May uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fighter.
May tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fighter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter throws an overhand right that lands on May's shoulder, as May tries to avoid the shot.
May takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
May uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fighter.
May swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
May slips a straight right by Fighter.
May moves in looking to clinch but Fighter pushes him off.
Fighter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A lazy left from Fighter finds it's target.
A left lands for Fighter.
A big right from Fighter misses.
Fighter tests May's chin there with a solid looking shot.
May displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fighter throws out the jab.
Fighter throws a hook but May blocks it.
Fighter swats away the attempt to clinch by May.
Fighter keeps the fight on the outside.
Fighter tests May's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
May wants to clinch.
Fighter scores with a nice right hand.
Fighter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps May's head backwards.
May throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
May slips a jab from Fighter.
Fighter with a nice cross.
May misses with a two punch combination.
Fighter scores with a nice strike.
May lands a nice shot to the body.
Fighter looks to land a right hand but May moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nameless Fighter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
May on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice shot by Fighter.
May tries to close the distance and clinch but Fighter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
May tries to clinch up.
Fighter looks to throw the jab but May is out of range.
As Fighter looks to move away, May throws a big counter combo but Fighter just gets out of the way.
May blocks a jab.
Fighter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
May is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fighter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fighter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter swats away the attempt to clinch by May.
Fighter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by May.
The fighters circling - Fighter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Fighter looks to move away, May throws a big counter combo but Fighter just gets out of the way.
Fighter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May wants to clinch up but Fighter keeps it at a distance.
May tries to move into range but Fighter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fighter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. May sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fighter lands a jab to the head.
May tries to clinch but Fighter is having none of it.
Fighter misses with a hook.
May moves out of range of the strikes.
Fighter misses with an uppercut. May saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from May misses the target.
Fighter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
May takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fighter misses with an uppercut. May saw that one coming.
May fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fighter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fighter throws an off balance right hand
and Fighter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
May defending well as Fighter loads up on a big left hand.
May tries to clinch there but Fighter circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Fighter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
May slips under a jab from Fighter.
May defending well as Fighter loads up on a big left hand.
May was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
May ducks under a wild hook from Fighter.
Fighter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big left from Fighter misses.
Fighter clobbers May with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fighter misses with a right hand
and May counters with a left and a right that stings Fighter.
Fighter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fighter swings widly with a right hand
and May counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fighter throws the left hand but May avoids the punch easily.
May wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter throws a jab when May was well out of range.
May moves into the clinch.
May misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fighter breaks the clinch.
Fighter keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut lands for Fighter. That snapped May's head back.
Fighter cracks May with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fighter misses with a straight right.
Fighter misses with a hook.
May swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fighter throws a jab but it's blocked by May.
Fighter connects with a right hand. May shakes it off.
May fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fighter, pushing him back against the cage.
May misses with a punch to the body.
Fighter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fighter.
May fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
May displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fighter throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Fighter misses.
Fighter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
May takes one to the side of the head.
May wants to clinch.
Fighter connects with a single shot there.
Fighter lands with a right hand.
Fighter misses with an uppercut.
Fighter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
May swings for the body but Fighter moves out of range.
Dan May has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fighter misses the jab.
May dips to his left and cracks Fighter with an uppercut!
Fighter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nameless Fighter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fighter 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nameless Fighter!
A pretty intense looking Nameless Fighter took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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hype
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