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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dirk Damon has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dirk Damon seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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225 cm
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200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dirk Damon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Bull!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull moves into range and clinches up with Damon.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bull is defending well for now.
Bull on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bull is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bull has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Damon after a bit of a struggle.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bull lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bull fails to pull guard.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Bull avoids the damage to the body.
Bull on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bull is defending well for now.
Bull managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Damon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Bull looks gassed!
Bull tries to pull guard but Damon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dirk Damon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Bull.
Bull tries to pull guard but Damon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Bull on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bull avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bull avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bull is defending well for now.
Bull managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Bull wants a takedown but no success here.
Damon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bull avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bull is defending well for now.
Bull takes a knee to the side of the body.
Damon lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Damon.
Damon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Damon lands a good knee to the midsection. Bull won't want to take too many of those.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Bull on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bull missing with knees to the body.
Damon working Bull over with knees to the body.
Damon landing knees to the body.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bull is defending well for now.
Bull avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon landing knees to the body.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bull is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Bull avoids the damage to the body.
Bull managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Bull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bull avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon working Bull over with knees to the body.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bull avoids it.
Damon crunches a lovely knee into Bull's ribcage.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bull is defending well for now.
Damon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Bull avoids the damage to the body.
Damon crunches a lovely knee into Bull's ribcage.
Bull avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bull.
Bull avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Bull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bull avoids it.
Bull on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bull is defending well for now.
Damon prevents Bull from breaking the clinch.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Bull avoids the damage to the body.
Bull trying to control the position but instead, Damon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bull into the cage.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Bull avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Damon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bull misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bull tries to score a power double leg takedown but Damon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bull somewhat.
Damon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bull can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Damon clinches with his opponent.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bull avoids it.
Bull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bull is trying to break the clinch but Damon has him pressed against the cage.
Bull managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon lands a nice knee to the body.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Bull is breathing heavily.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bull is defending well for now.
Bull tries for a takedown but Damon manages to get underhooks.
Dirk Damon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Bull.
Bull managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Bull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bull avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bull.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Bull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bull lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bull on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bull.
Bull on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bull avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bull is defending well for now.
Dirk Damon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bull avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bull is defending well for now.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull wants to break free but Damon has control.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bull avoids it.
Bull managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bull.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bull on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bull jumps guard but Damon stands there with Bull around his waist. Bull gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon lands a nice knee to the body.
Bull has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Damon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bull tries for a takedown but Damon manages to get underhooks.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Damon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bull is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Damon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Damon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bull takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bull on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Bull avoids the damage to the body.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Bull managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Bull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bull on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bull has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Damon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Bull taking a breather.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bull avoids it.
Bull changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Damon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dirk Damon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damon tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Damon dominated that second round.
That's time! Damon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Damon wants to clinch up but Bull keeps it at a distance.
Damon is looking to clinch but Bull is avoiding it.
Bull throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bull is defending well for now.
Bull using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Damon landing knees to the body.
Damon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Damon scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Damon avoiding damage as Bull throws knees to the body.
Bull managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon crunches a lovely knee into Bull's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bull is defending well for now.
Damon lands a knee to the body.
Bull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bull avoids it.
Damon landing knees to the body.
Bull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Damon tries to close the distance and clinch but Bull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damon tries to clinch up.
Damon is looking to clinch but Bull is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bull takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bull on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bull avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Bull on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon crunches a lovely knee into Bull's ribcage.
Bull tries to pull guard but Damon holds him up against the cage and eventually Bull drops back down to his feet.
Bull with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bull.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bull.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Bull avoids the damage to the body.
Bull pulls Damon into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Damon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bull has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Damon has managed to get both his arms back between Bull's legs - danger averted.
Damon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bull on the ground.
Damon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bull, up you get!
Damon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damon tries to clinch there but Bull circles away.
Damon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bull drives through and clinches with Damon against the cage.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bull.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Damon after a bit of a struggle.
Bull managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bull is defending well for now.
Damon working Bull over with knees to the body.
Bull managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Damon scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Damon.
Knees in the clinch landing for Damon.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bull avoids it.
Bull has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Damon after a bit of a struggle.
Dirk Damon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Bull.
Bull is trying to pull guard but Damon has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bull.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Steve Bull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dirk Damon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bull is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damon is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Damon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Damon 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Damon!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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