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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Second Fist (ranked 1321 p4p, 172 weight class) and El Misterioso Damballah (ranked 1575 p4p, 205 weight class). Fist comes to the cage accompanied by Deftones - Feiticeira. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Second Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Misterioso Damballah!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Fist.
Damballah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fist manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Fist finds it's way through Damballah's defenses.
Damballah tests Fist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Damballah clinches with his opponent.
Fist tries to throw a body punch but Damballah avoids it by throwing Fist back against the cage.
Damballah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damballah has a couple of punches blocked by Fist.
Fist throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fist managing to block the knees to the body from Damballah.
Damballah tries a body shot but Fist blocks it.
Damballah lands with a light punch inside.
Fist blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damballah is working for takedown but Fist is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damballah.
Damballah has a couple of punches blocked by Fist.
Fist definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Damballah tries to throw a body punch but Fist avoids it by throwing Damballah back against the cage.
Damballah lands a body shot in the clinch.
Damballah misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fist scores with a nice hook to the head.
Damballah misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist struggles to land a body shot inside as Damballah controls his hands.
Fist pressing his opponent against the cage.
Damballah tries to pull guard but Fist holds him up against the cage and eventually Damballah drops back down to his feet.
Fist lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Damballah or not.
Damballah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fist's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damballah.
Fist blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damballah is trying to drag Fist to the mat but Fist just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Second Fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Misterioso Damballah.
Fist struggles to land a body shot inside as Damballah controls his hands.
Fist works on Damballah's body with a couple of short punches.
Damballah throws a head punch that misses.
Damballah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damballah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fist stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damballah misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damballah.
Damballah working aggressively here.
Damballah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fist to keep the fight standing.
Damballah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fist's elbow.
Damballah is trying to pull guard but Fist has him pressed against the cage.
Fist escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damballah throws a series of punches but Fist moves out of range.
Damballah closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damballah working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fist gets back to half guard.
Damballah sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fist defending well though.
Fist is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Damballah working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damballah is thwarting Fist's attempts to control the position.
Fist looking for submissions off his back.
Fist looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fist taking some punishment here, with Damballah in his half guard.
Damballah is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fist is just riding it out for now. Damballah eventually gives up the hold.
Fist wants to improve his position but Damballah is controlling well.
Damballah is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damballah with the ground and pound but Fist uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Damballah is in close to Fist's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Damballah avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Damballah landing with the ground and pound.
Damballah postures up.
Damballah throws a big elbow that misses.
Damballah is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fist is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fist has escaped and now he's on top!
Fist tries to free his leg and advance position but Damballah is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but El Misterioso Damballah will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fist clinches.
Fist blocking some punches.
Damballah lands a right hand.
Fist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damballah missing with knees to the body.
Fist looking to throw knees to the head but Damballah is blocking nicely.
Damballah jumps guard but Fist stands there with Damballah around his waist. Damballah gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Damballah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damballah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damballah lands a hook that snaps the head of Fist backwards.
Damballah scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Fist.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fist misses with a body punch.
Fist missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Damballah.
Damballah lands a right hand.
Damballah jumps guard but Fist turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Damballah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damballah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Damballah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damballah misses with a punch to the body.
Fist drops down looking for an ankle pick but Damballah pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fist connects with a jab.
Damballah closes the distance but Fist moves to the side
and Fist counters with a takedown into side control.
Damballah is trying to improve his position.
Fist is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Damballah tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fist wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fist trying to control the position but Damballah is working away.
Fist landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Damballah tries to bench press Fist off him but Fist keeps the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damballah keeps trying to improve his position.
Sloppy strikes there by Fist.
Damballah is looking for a sweep.
Fist scores with punches from side control.
Damballah tries to bench press Fist off him but Fist keeps the position.
Damballah is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fist is trying to work for a kimura but Damballah is defending well.
Damballah looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fist works his foot free and advances to mount.
Damballah regains half guard.
Fist is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Damballah doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fist.
Fist escapes and gets back to his feet.
Fist lands a front kick.
Second Fist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damballah was well out of range. Poor timing from Fist.
Fist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damballah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damballah fails to land with a series of punches.
Damballah lands a head shot.
Fist misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Damballah! But no joy.
Fist throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Damballah tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fist is in Damballah's guard.
Damballah throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fist works over Damballah with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damballah is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fist defends well.
Damballah working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fist doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fist manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Damballah is breathing heavily.
Damballah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Second Fist dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fist throws a shot to the body.
Fist throws a head kick that half lands.
Fist lunges at Damballah with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Damballah's hand.
Damballah 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.
Fist moves away from the strike by Damballah.
Fist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Damballah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fist scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fist takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Damballah shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damballah moves in looking to clinch but Fist pushes him off.
Fist catches Damballah with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Damballah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Damballah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Damballah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fist lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Damballah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Fist coming out on top.
Second Fist is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damballah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damballah throws a right and a left that Fist avoids nicely.
Fist's corner calls for a 1-2. Fist obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fist has managed to clinch.
Fist tries to throw a body punch but Damballah avoids it by throwing Fist back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fist goes for a takedown attempt but Damballah pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fist throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Fist.
Fist misses with a series of wild punches.
Fist with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Damballah to score with a decent uppercut.
Damballah throws a shot from downtown. Fist moves away and avoids it.
Fist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fist slips a jab and a cross from Damballah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damballah moves out of range of the body kick.
Damballah fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Damballah has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damballah misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Fist.
A right handed body shot lands from Fist.
Damballah tries to pull guard but Fist forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Second Fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Misterioso Damballah.
Fist lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Damballah or not.
Fist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damballah is defending well for now.
Damballah tries to throw a body punch but Fist avoids it by throwing Damballah back against the cage.
Damballah can't find room to land a body shot as Fist controls the action.
Damballah throws a punch but it's blocked by Fist.
Damballah working aggressively here.
Fist connects with a knee to the head.
Damballah tries to throw a body punch but Fist avoids it by throwing Damballah back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Fist scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damballah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damballah throws a punch but it's blocked by Fist.
Fist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fist using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fist stalling against the cage.
Fist on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damballah misses with an elbow over the top.
Fist tries to land knees in the clinch but Damballah avoids the damage to the body.
Damballah tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fist just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fist.
Fist tightens his grip and picks Damballah up, before dumping him to the ground. Damballah manages to land in guard.
Fist scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fist trying to control but Damballah is working from the bottom.
Fist drops back looking for a leg! Damballah is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Damballah manages to kick Fist off! Fist jumps back into Damballah's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damballah has an active guard here but Fist has managed to pass into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fist stalling.
Damballah is staying active underneath Fist, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Damballah is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Fist has latched onto it... Big trouble! Fist pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Damballah is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Fist!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Second Fist!
A very excited looking Second Fist rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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