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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Van Damm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Champion Sambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Champion Sambo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nathan Van Damm's chin.
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178 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Van Damm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Champion Sambo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damm throws a nice head kick!
Sambo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sambo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Damm chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body kick from Damm.
Sambo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Damm as he jumps to the side.
Damm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damm misses with a head kick.
Damm goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Champion Sambo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Damm.
Sambo dives in for a single leg takedown but Damm sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Damm tries to throw a body punch but Sambo avoids it by throwing Damm back against the cage.
Sambo is trying to drag Damm to the mat but Damm just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nathan Van Damm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Champion Sambo.
Damm landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damm comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Damm lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damm.
Damm gets underhooks to prevent Sambo's takedown attempt.
Sambo avoids a wild elbow strike from Damm.
Damm lands a good knee to the midsection. Sambo won't want to take too many of those.
Damm with a knee to the head.
Sambo wants to take the fight to the mat but Damm manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Damm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damm unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sambo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Damm with a knee to the head.
Sambo takes an elbow to the temple.
Damm looking to slow down the pace here.
Sambo wants to take the fight to the mat but Damm manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sambo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Damm after a bit of a struggle.
Sambo looks winded!
Damm gets underhooks to prevent Sambo's takedown attempt.
Damm tries to land knees in the clinch but Sambo avoids the damage 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!
Damm landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Damm stops a takedown attempt from Sambo.
Damm landing knees to the head.
Sambo blocks an uppercut.
Sambo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Damm is defending well.
Knees to the body from Damm.
Damm landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Damm landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Damm is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Damm lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sambo.
Damm unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Damm landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damm landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Damm scores a nice knee to the body.
Damm crunches a lovely knee into Sambo's ribcage.
Damm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Damm.
Damm landing knees to the body.
Damm comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damm gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Damm lands an elbow just above Sambo 's eye.
Damm lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Damm.
Knees in the clinch landing for Damm.
Damm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sambo looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Damm.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Damm obliges.
A short right from Damm.
Damm misses with some punches.
Damm landing knees to the head.
Damm lands a knee to the body.
Damm lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Damm is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sambo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Damm.
Damm lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damm lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Damm landing knees to the head.
Damm connects with a knee to the head.
Damm comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Van Damm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Champion Sambo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Damm throws a head kick that Sambo semi-blocks.
Damm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sambo.
A solid body kick from Damm.
Damm scores with a leg kick.
Damm with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sambo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Damm's waist but Damm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sambo off to one side.
A head kick misses from Damm.
Damm lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Damm throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sambo avoids the head kick by Damm.
Damm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Damm scores with a head kick.
Sambo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damm throws a nice inside leg kick.
Damm lands a big head kick that sends Sambo tumbling to the mat! Damm takes a step backwards and waves Sambo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sambo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damm is looking to slow Sambo down with leg kicks.
Damm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Damm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sambo manages to avoid it.
Damm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sambo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Damm with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sambo moves out of range as Damm strikes.
Damm scores with a head kick.
Sambo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sambo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Damm connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damm scores with a nice body kick.
Damm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sambo can do to turn this around?
Damm lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sambo's sensitive parts.
Damm thows a body kick. Sambo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Damm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Damm has managed to clinch.
Sambo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Damm landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Damm.
Damm landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Damm is trying to stall.
Damm lands a damaging elbow.
Damm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sambo takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damm landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Damm lands an elbow inside that Sambo shrugs off.
Damm lands an elbow that stopped Sambo in his tracks for a moment.
Damm lands a nice knee to the body.
Damm misses with a punch on the inside.
Nathan Van Damm has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Damm.
Damm scores a nice knee to the body.
Damm gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Damm unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sambo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Damm taking a breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sambo's elbow.
Damm lands a nice knee to the body.
Damm putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sambo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damm creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sambo's defenses.
Damm misses with a body punch.
Damm throws a punch but it's blocked by Sambo.
Damm lands a knee to the head.
Damm is pressed up against the cage. Sambo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Damm down to the mat. Damm avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nathan Van Damm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Champion Sambo.
Damm scores with a nice body kick.
Damm throws a nice head kick!
Damm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sambo manages to avoid it.
Champion Sambo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damm lands with a slapping head kick.
Damm throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Damm.
Damm connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Damm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Van Damm dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Champion Sambo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sambo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Damm swivels and escapes.
Damm with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Damm tenderised Sambo's leg. Sambo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sambo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Damm defends it nicely.
Damm throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Damm is looking to wear down Sambo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Damm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damm gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sambo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Damm.
Sambo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Damm lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Damm using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Damm.
Damm lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damm lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sambo blocking some punches.
Damm with a knee to the head.
Sambo is still on wobbly legs! Can Damm finish him?
Damm using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Damm unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Damm landing knees to the head.
Damm lands an elbow just above Sambo 's eye.
Damm gets underhooks to prevent Sambo's takedown attempt.
Nathan Van Damm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Champion Sambo.
Damm lands an elbow that stopped Sambo in his tracks for a moment.
Damm's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Damm landing knees to the body.
Damm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sambo seems to have recovered his senses.
Damm misses with a knee to the head.
Damm lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damm creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sambo's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Damm.
Knees in the clinch landing for Damm.
Damm working Sambo over with knees to the body.
Damm lands a damaging elbow.
Damm gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sambo tries to score a body lock takedown but Damm shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Damm works on Sambo's body with a couple of short punches.
Damm lands a damaging elbow.
Damm unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Damm lands an elbow that stopped Sambo in his tracks for a moment.
Damm putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sambo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sambo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Damm is pushing Sambo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sambo is looking for a takedown.
Damm lands an elbow just above Sambo 's eye.
Damm lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sambo has Damm pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Damm manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Damm lands a nice elbow.
Sambo takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Damm.
Sambo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Damm landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Damm.
Knees to the body from Damm.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Damm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damm lands a knee to the head.
Damm lands an elbow that stopped Sambo in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Damm.
Damm lands an elbow that stopped Sambo in his tracks for a moment.
Damm lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Damm.
Damm lands an elbow inside.
Damm is pressed up against the cage. Sambo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Damm down to the mat. Damm avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Damm throws a body punch but Sambo moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damm throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sambo keeps the fight on the outside.
Champion Sambo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nathan Van Damm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sambo swats away the attempt to clinch by Damm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Van Damm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Damm 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:24
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:24
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Van Damm!
Nathan Van Damm decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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