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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damjan Daic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herb Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Damjan Daic has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Damjan Daic seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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160 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damjan Daic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Herb Dean!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean wants to clinch up but Daic keeps it at a distance.
Daic looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Daic forces Dean back against the cage and clinches.
Dean pulls Daic into guard.
Daic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Daic wants to stand but Dean is controlling his posture from full guard.
Daic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dean is trying to keep Daic in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daic wants to control from the top but Dean keeps moving.
Dean looking for a guillotine here but Daic defends easily.
Daic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dean on the ground.
Dean is looking to stand up but Daic isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dean looking to control.
Daic prevents Dean from getting back to his feet.
Dean trying to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Daic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dean tries to clinch up but Daic circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean closes the distance and clinches up with Daic, looking for a takedown. Dean pushes Daic against the cage but Daic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dean shoots in for a double leg but Daic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Daic leaves Dean with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Damjan Daic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herb Dean.
Dean stuffs the takedown.
Daic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Daic wants it to stay on the feet.
Daic slaps away a takedown attempt from Dean, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Daic leaves Dean with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Daic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Daic wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Daic.
Daic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dean.
Daic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dean sprawls well. Dean wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Daic gets slowly back to his feet.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Dean has eaten all the pies!
Dean tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dean shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daic as he jumps to the side.
Daic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dean as he avoids it easily.
Dean dives in for a single leg takedown but Daic sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daic prevents the takedown attempt.
Dean manages to pull guard.
Dean working for submissions but it's allowed Daic to get to half guard.
Dean tries to get to full guard but Daic has control of the leg.
Daic wants to work for an arm triangle but Dean is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daic is trying to control. Dean wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Dean dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Daic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dean tries to clinch but Daic is having none of it.
Dean fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Dean.
Daic throws a nice looking combination but Dean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dean closes the distance and clinches up with Daic, looking for a takedown. Dean pushes Daic against the cage but Daic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Daic fails with a takedown attempt.
Dean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daic.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dean displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Damjan Daic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herb Dean.
Dean shoots in but no luck this time.
Dean looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Daic tries to clinch there but Dean circles away.
Dean fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Dean.
Dean looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Daic seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Daic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daic shoots in looking for a takedown but Dean manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Daic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dean lands a nice looking body shot.
Dean moves in looking to clinch but Daic pushes him off.
Dean shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daic sprawls well. Daic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dean gets slowly back to his feet.
Daic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dean shoots in looking for a takedown. Daic tries to sprawl out of it but Dean keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Daic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Daic throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean swinging wildly here.
Daic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Dean or perhaps it was just good defense by Daic which made him look bad.
Dean shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daic but Daic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daic clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean prevents Daic from breaking the clinch.
Daic tries to stall but Dean uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dean wants to take the fight to the mat but Daic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dean drags the fight down to the ground.
Daic wants to stand but Dean has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dean is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dean trying to control from half guard but Daic is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Dean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dean closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daic circles away.
Dean looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dean.
Damjan Daic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herb Dean.
Daic fails to land the takedown.
Dean shoots in and drives through. Daic sprawls well.
Dean scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Daic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dean throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Daic's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean lands a head kick. Daic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Daic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dean is trying hard to land a takedown here. Daic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Daic misses with a takedown attempt - Dean sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dean fails with the takedown.
Dean shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daic but Daic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Herb Dean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean leaves Daic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dean shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daic as he jumps to the side.
Dean slaps away a takedown attempt from Daic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Daic. No joy for Dean on that attempt.
Dean shoots in but no luck this time.
Daic misses with a takedown attempt - Dean sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dean wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean shoots in looking for a takedown. Daic tries to sprawl out of it but Dean keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Daic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Daic clinches.
Daic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dean's efforts to push away.
Dean pulls guard successfully.
Daic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dean wants to get back to his feet but Daic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Daic trying to move into half guard but instead Dean has managed to sweep!
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Daic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daic has an active guard here but Dean has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daic tries to kick Dean off but Dean keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herb Dean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dean winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herb Dean!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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