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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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205 lbs
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208 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dirk Damon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Fury!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fury throws a low kick but Damon avoids it.
Damon closes the distance and clinches.
Damon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fury avoids it.
Fury has Damon pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Fury pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Damon tumbling to the mat - Fury dives into Damon's guard.
Damon has his feet on Fury's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Fury shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fury has managed to clinch.
Damon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fury.
Fury has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Damon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dirk Damon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Fury.
Damon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fury lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fury looks winded!
Damon missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Damon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fury in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees 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 working Fury over with knees to the body.
Damon crunches a lovely knee into Fury's ribcage.
Damon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Damon lands a knee to the body.
Damon crunches a lovely knee into Fury's ribcage.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fury avoids it.
Damon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Damon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fury jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Damon walks away with a smile on his face. Fury gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Damon tries to clinch there but Fury circles away.
Damon wants to clinch.
Damon tries to clinch up but Fury circles away and keeps his distance.
Damon tries to clinch up but Fury circles away and keeps his distance.
Damon moves in looking to clinch but Fury pushes him off.
Damon doesn't manage to clinch there - Fury circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon tries to close the distance and clinch but Fury swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fury manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fury has a takedown stuffed.
Damon is looking to clinch but Fury is avoiding it.
Fury swats away the attempt to clinch by Damon.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fury is defended easily by Damon.
Damon doesn't manage to clinch there - Fury circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Damon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damon checks a leg kick.
Dirk Damon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fury fails with a takedown attempt.
Dirk Damon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury tries to keep at a distance but Damon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fury tries to break free but Damon pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Damon after a bit of a struggle.
Fury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damon lands a good knee to the midsection. Fury won't want to take too many of those.
Damon working Fury over with knees to the body.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon landing knees to the body.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fury.
Fury struggles to land a body shot inside as Damon controls his hands.
Fury tries to pull guard but Damon holds him up against the cage and eventually Fury drops back down to his feet.
Damon lands a good knee to the midsection. Fury won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fury avoids it.
Fury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fury takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Fury managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Damon lands a knee to the body.
Fury managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Damon lands a nice knee to the body.
Damon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fury is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Damon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fury lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Damon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fury lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Fury avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fury avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Damon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fury keeps the fight on the outside.
Fury circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fury counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fury.
Damon has his feet on Fury's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Fury circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fury looks for a takedown but Damon sprawls well.
Fury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damon tries to clinch but Fury moves away
and Fury counters with a big head kick but Damon shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damon tries to clinch
and Fury counters with a straight right hand.
Damon is looking to clinch but Fury is avoiding it.
Fury is breathing heavily.
Damon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damon pushes Fury up against the cage in a clinch.
Damon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fury in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Damon lands a good knee to the midsection. Fury won't want to take too many of those.
Damon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Damon lands a knee to the body.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fury is defending well for now.
Damon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fury can do to turn this around?
Damon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees 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 utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Damon lands a nice knee to the body.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fury is defending well for now.
Fury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Fury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Damon.
Fury tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fury managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Damon lands a knee to the body.
Fury managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Fury is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Damon to keep the fight standing.
Dirk Damon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Fury.
Damon lands a good knee to the midsection. Fury won't want to take too many of those.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Damon.
Damon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fury avoids it.
Fury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dirk Damon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fury is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fury avoids it.
Fury breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fury scores with a jab.
Fury keeps the fight on the outside.
Damon tries to clinch there but Fury circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Damon. No joy for Fury on that attempt.
Fury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fury swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fury tries a head kick but it misses.
Damon has Fury up against the cage in a clinch.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fury is defending well for now.
Fury managing to block the knees to the body from Damon.
Fury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Fury avoids the damage to the body.
Fury has Damon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Damon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon scores a nice knee to the body.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fury.
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 tries to land knees in the clinch but Fury avoids the damage to the body.
Fury avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Fury is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Fury wants to get back to striking at distance but Damon won't allow it.
Fury tries to work over Damon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fury.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Fury avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Fury 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. Fury is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Damon dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fury misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Damon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damon stuffs the takedown.
Damon rushes Fury and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Fury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dirk Damon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Fury.
Fury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fury successfully pulls guard.
Damon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fury has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Damon has managed to get both his arms back between Fury's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damon wants to stand but Fury has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fury doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Damon is controlling him.
Damon wants to pass the guard but Fury is keeping the position.
Fury is working an open guard so Damon takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fury shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Damon pinned against the cage. Damon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dirk Damon is winning the standup battle so far.
Fury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fury misses with a low kick.
Fury circles away from the clinch attempt.
Damon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fury misses with a takedown
and Damon counters by moving into the clinch.
Fury takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fury.
Fury throws an elbow that misses.
Fury is looking for a takedown.
Damon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Damon trying to land knees to the body.
Damon scores a nice knee to the body.
Fury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damon obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Damon.
Knees in the clinch landing for Damon.
Damon lands a nice knee to the body.
Damon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fury in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Fury breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damon moves into the clinch.
Damon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon missing with knees to the body.
Fury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brian Fury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fury wants to get back to striking at distance but Damon won't allow it.
Fury tries to pull guard but Damon won't allow it.
Damon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Damon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fury avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon lands a nice knee to the body.
Damon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Damon lands a good knee to the midsection. Fury won't want to take too many of those.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Fury avoids the damage to the body.
Fury goes for a takedown in the clinch but Damon prevents it.
Damon scores a nice knee to the body.
Fury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fury is defending well for now.
Fury has Damon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Damon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damon lands a good knee to the midsection. Fury won't want to take too many of those.
Damon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fury avoids it.
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fury.
Fury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fury missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury avoiding damage as Damon throws knees to the body.
Damon tries to land knees in the clinch but Fury avoids the damage to the body.
Fury cracks Damon with a nice body shot.
Fury lands with a right to the head.
Fury slowing the pace effectively.
Fury has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Damon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fury.
Knees in the clinch landing for Damon.
Damon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dirk Damon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Damon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Damon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Damon!
A relieved looking Dirk Damon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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