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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dag Daghammar (ranked 469 p4p, 75 weight class) and Lao Shin (ranked 490 p4p, 78 weight class). Daghammar comes to the cage accompanied by Just like that - Dregen. Shin has chosen Shaolin Chamber of Death as his entrance music. Dag Daghammar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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176 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dag Daghammar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
51 - 22 - 2, fighting out of London, Lao Shin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daghammar walks into a stiff left hand from Shin.
Shin with the inside leg kick.
Daghammar misses with a hook. Shin ducked under it nicely.
Shin tries to land a body kick
and Daghammar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daghammar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Daghammar scores with a hook to the body. Shin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daghammar throws a lazy right hand but Shin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daghammar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Daghammar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Daghammars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shin throws out a leg kick but Daghammar moves out of range and Shin only half commits.
Daghammar checks a leg kick nicely.
Shin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daghammar.
Shin misses with a lunging right hand
and Daghammar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daghammar scores with a hook to the body. Shin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin misses with a lunging right hand
and Daghammar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Shin misses.
Shin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daghammar manages to avoid it.
Daghammar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Shin is trying to defend but Daghammar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Daghammar thows a huge punch but Shin dodges it nicely.
Daghammar is just content to waste time from the top position. Shin takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Shin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Daghammar looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Daghammar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Daghammar preventing the sweep.
Daghammar wants to control from the top but Shin keeps moving.
Daghammar 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.
Daghammar throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin keeping moving, preventing Daghammar from controlling successfully.
Shin has his foot on Daghammar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Daghammar works his way back into a safe position though.
Daghammar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Daghammar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Daghammar cracks Shin with a solid left hand.
Daghammar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shin's guard.
Daghammar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shin wants to improve his position but Daghammar is controlling well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daghammar is keen to just control but Shin is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin controlling the position well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shin is refusing to be controlled, as Daghammar sits in half guard.
Daghammar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shin defending well though.
Daghammar throwing shots but Shin is blocking nicely.
Shin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Daghammar.
Daghammar lands with a punch from half guard.
Daghammar working over Shin with some ground and pound. Shin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Daghammar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Daghammar is controlling him.
Shin keeping moving, preventing Daghammar from controlling successfully.
Daghammar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Daghammar trying to control but Shin is working from the bottom.
Daghammar works over Shin with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daghammar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daghammar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Daghammar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dag Daghammar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Daghammar lands with a cross.
Daghammar looks to score with a jab to the body but Shin is just out of range.
Daghammar connects with a solid leg kick.
Daghammar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shin moves away.
Shin loads up on a big right hand but Daghammar slips the punch.
Daghammar connects with a body shot that sends Shin's belly button to the back.
A good leg kick by Daghammar.
Shin looks to land a body kick but Daghammar moved away.
It looked like Daghammar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Daghammar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shin pinned against the cage. Shin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dag Daghammar is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Shin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daghammar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shin throws a right hand that misses
and Daghammar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daghammar's corner calls for a 1-2. Daghammar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shin throws a poor cross that misses
and Daghammar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shin with a nice calf kick.
Shin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daghammar.
Shin connects with a leg kick.
Daghammar slips a jab from Shin.
Daghammar moves out of range of the leg kick from Shin.
Daghammar connects with a body shot that sends Shin's belly button to the back.
Shin scores with a hook to the body. Daghammar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Daghammar clobbers Shin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lao Shin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daghammar just misses with a punch to the body.
Shin tries to land a body kick
and Daghammar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shin thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daghammar misses with a hook.
Shin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daghammar.
Nice straight punches there by Daghammar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Daghammar.
Daghammar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Some bone on bone action there as Daghammar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Daghammar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Daghammar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daghammar throws an overhand right that lands on Shin's shoulder, as Shin tries to avoid the shot.
Daghammar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Daghammar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shin was well out of range. Poor timing from Daghammar.
Shin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daghammar.
Shin avoids the body shot from Daghammar.
Shin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin scores with a shot to the body.
Daghammar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shin connects with a single shot there.
Shin connects with a looping right hand.
Shin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daghammar manages to avoid it.
Daghammar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shin connects with an inside leg kick.
Shin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Daghammar lands a body shot.
Shin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daghammar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shin throws a body kick that misses.
Shin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Daghammar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
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!
Daghammar chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar throwing strikes but missing.
Daghammar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daghammar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shin has control of Daghammar's left arm, preventing Daghammar from doing any damage.
Shin working a defensive guard here.
Daghammar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dag Daghammar 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. This is the final round!
Shin scores with a kick to the body.
Daghammar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Daghammar finds it's way through Shin's defenses.
Daghammar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shin fakes the leg kick and cracks Daghammar in the body.
Daghammar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shin! But no joy.
Shin moves forwards but Daghammar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Shin misses the target.
Daghammar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daghammar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Daghammar misses with a body shot
and Daghammar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shin throws a body shot but no joy.
Daghammar throws a big counter combination but Shin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
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!
Shin scores with a jab. Daghammar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Daghammar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Daghammar misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daghammar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Shin!
Shin tries to improve position but can't.
Shin gets back to half guard.
Shin is pressing down on Daghammar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Daghammar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shin can do to turn this around?
Daghammar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shin is trying to keep Daghammar in close.
Daghammar is working Shin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Daghammar is working Shin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Daghammar working some strikes from top position.
Dag Daghammar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin being controlled here, momentarily.
Shin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Daghammar is aware though and is defending well.
Daghammar being controlled here momentarily.
Shin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Daghammar controls the pace.
Lao Shin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Daghammar passes into side control.
Shin seems a little lost for a moment, as Daghammar dominates the positioning.
Daghammar trying to control the position but Shin is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Daghammar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daghammar stuns Shin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shin throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Shin.
Daghammar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shin misses with a low kick as Daghammar jumps back.
Daghammar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shin's guard.
Dag Daghammar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daghammar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dag Daghammar.
Well Daghammar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dag Daghammar!
In his post fight interview, Dag Daghammar started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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