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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Nafumbo (ranked 4290 p4p, 448 weight class) and Damien Dawson (ranked 4778 p4p, 481 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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186 cm
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195 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Nafumbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nafumbo is defended easily by Dawson.
Dawson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nafumbo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nafumbo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nafumbo drops his hands momentarily and Dawson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nafumbo shoots in and drives through. Dawson sprawls well.
Dawson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nafumbo shoots and misses
and Dawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Nafumbo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nafumbo connects with a single shot there.
Nafumbo shoots and misses
letting Dawson counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nafumbo dives in and grabs Dawson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dawson pushes down on Nafumbo's head and hops out.
Jab by Dawson.
It looks like Brian Nafumbo has been cut.
No luck for Nafumbo with that takedown attempt.
Dawson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Nafumbo throws a jab when Dawson was well out of range.
Nafumbo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nafumbo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dawson sprawls well. Dawson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nafumbo gets slowly back to his feet.
Dawson slips a straight right by Nafumbo.
Dawson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nafumbo with a body shot.
Nafumbo tries for a takedown but Dawson circles away easily
and Dawson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson misses with a kick to the body.
Nafumbo tries for a takedown but Dawson circles away easily
letting Dawson counter with a right hand.
Dawson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nafumbo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Dawson.
Nafumbo tries for a takedown but Dawson circles away easily
and Dawson counters with a nice uppercut.
Dawson lands a leg kick that knocks Nafumbo off balance momentarily.
Nafumbo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dawson pinned against the cage. Dawson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nafumbo has his takedown stuffed
and Dawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dawson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dawson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Nafumbo misses with a looping left.
Dawson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Dawson blocks a jab.
Dawson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nafumbo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dawson looks to throw the jab but Nafumbo is out of range.
Dawson darts in and clinches Nafumbo up against the cage.
Dawson lands a right hand.
Dawson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nafumbo backwards.
Dawson is working Nafumbo over against the cage.
Dawson presses Nafumbo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nafumbo is breathing heavily.
Dawson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nafumbo shoots and misses
enabling Dawson to counter with a crisp jab.
Dawson scores with the left hand. Nafumbo knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nafumbo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dawson cracks Nafumbo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nafumbo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dawson finish him?
Nafumbo is rocked!
Dawson lands a nice looking body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nafumbo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dawson - the referee stops the clock and Nafumbo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dawson. Nafumbo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dawson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dawson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Damien Dawson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dawson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brian Nafumbo's cut is getting worse.
Nafumbo takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Dawson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Nafumbo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dawson stuffs the takedown attempt from Nafumbo. Nafumbo gets slowly back to his feet.
Nafumbo gets a double leg takedown into Dawson's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dawson wants to stand up but Nafumbo is controlling him.
Nafumbo stopping the sweep attempt from Dawson.
Nafumbo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dawson pulls Nafumbo in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson wants to stand and escape but Nafumbo is having none of it.
Nafumbo lands a couple of digs.
Nafumbo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nafumbo prevents Dawson from getting back to his feet.
Nafumbo throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson working a defensive guard here.
Nafumbo content to stall in guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dawson is on top in guard.
Dawson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nafumbo's guard.
Dawson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nafumbo is on top in guard.
Nafumbo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nafumbo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson is pulling down on Nafumbo's head to control his posture.
Nafumbo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dawson wants to stand but Nafumbo is controlling the position.
Nafumbo with a nice head shot there.
Nafumbo tries to free his leg and advance position but Dawson is retaining full guard.
Nafumbo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dawson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nafumbo throwing strikes from guard but Dawson blocks nicely.
Nafumbo throwing strikes but missing.
Nafumbo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dawson wants to stand and escape but Nafumbo is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nafumbo is looking to work some ground and pound but Dawson has wrist control.
Dawson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dawson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dawson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nafumbo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawson wants to stand but Nafumbo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nafumbo keeping moving, preventing Dawson from controlling successfully.
Nafumbo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dawson wants to stand but Nafumbo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nafumbo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nafumbo pulls Dawson in close to prevent any damage.
Dawson is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nafumbo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dawson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A left lands for Dawson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A head kick from Dawson lands but Nafumbo takes it in his stride.
Nafumbo throws a hook but Dawson blocks it.
As Nafumbo backs off Dawson throws a huge counter combo but Nafumbo manages to avoid it all.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brian Nafumbo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brian Nafumbo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nafumbo fails with the takedown
and Dawson counters with a two punch combo.
Nafumbo shoots and misses
and Dawson counters with an inside leg kick.
Nafumbo shoots in looking for a takedown but Dawson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nafumbo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Nafumbo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dawson works the jab nicely.
Nafumbo fails with the takedown
and Dawson counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Dawson coming out on top.
Nafumbo darts in looking for a takedown but Dawson gets double underhooks and turns Nafumbo into the cage.
Nafumbo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dawson circles away.
Dawson is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nafumbo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dawson counters with a straight right hand.
Brian Nafumbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Dawson.
Oh Nafumbo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Damien Dawson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dawson connects with an inside leg kick.
Nafumbo seems to have got his legs back now.
Nafumbo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nafumbo is defended easily by Dawson.
A nice side step and Dawson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dawson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dawson duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nafumbo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dawson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nafumbo somewhat.
Dawson throws a big counter head kick but Nafumbo avoids it with no problem.
Dawson lands with a cross.
Nafumbo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dawson's waist but Dawson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nafumbo off to one side.
Dawson works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nafumbo throws a body punch but Dawson moves out of range.
Nafumbo dives in and grabs Dawson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dawson pushes down on Nafumbo's head and hops out.
Nafumbo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dawson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nafumbo.
Nafumbo misses with a takedown
and Dawson counters with a nice right hand that sends Nafumbo toppling to the canvas! Nafumbo scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dawson finish him?!
Brian Nafumbo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dawson pounces like a tiger and cracks Nafumbo with a vicious hook! Nafumbo is down but not out! Dawson follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Damien Dawson!
An out of breath Damien Dawson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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