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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skhu Dan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Strazas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan comes to the cage accompanied by NEVER SAY NEVER. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Marcelo Strazas was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Skhu Dan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcelo Strazas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strazas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strazas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strazas misses with a hook. Dan ducked under it nicely.
Strazas throws a sloppy head kick and Dan moves out of range easily.
Dan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Strazas as he avoids it easily.
Dan moves out of range of the body kick.
Dan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Strazas swats away the attempt to clinch by Dan.
It seemed like Strazas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dan blocks a head kick by Strazas.
Strazas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strazas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dan.
Strazas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strazas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marcelo Strazas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strazas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Strazas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dan pushes Strazas up against the cage in a clinch.
Dan decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Strazas manages to get himself to full guard.
Dan throws a big elbow that misses.
Strazas is looking to stand up but Dan isn't so interested in that idea.
Dan trying to control but Strazas is working from the bottom.
Dan controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strazas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dan trying to control but Strazas is working from the bottom.
Dan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strazas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dan dives in and grabs Strazas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Strazas pushes down on Dan's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skhu Dan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body kick there by Strazas.
Strazas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Strazas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strazas lands a glancing blow to the side of Dan's head.
Dan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Strazas defends well and Dan ends up having to push Strazas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Strazas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dan misses with a two punch combination.
Strazas throws a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strazas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Strazas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dan clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dan breaks the clinch.
Strazas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Strazas looks to move away, Dan throws a big counter combo bu Strazas just gets out of the way.
Strazas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strazas throws a body kick that misses.
Strazas lands a high kick!
Strazas throws a head kick but Dan moves out of range.
Dan avoids the head kick by Strazas.
It looked like Dan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Strazas avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Strazas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Strazas as he jumps to the side.
Dan blocks a head kick by Strazas.
Strazas dips to his left and cracks Dan with an uppercut!
Dan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Strazas is fending him off so far but Dan persists. Nope, Strazas circles away and we're back to standing.
Strazas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marcelo Strazas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dan or perhaps it was just good defense by Strazas, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skhu Dan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Strazas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Strazas is looking to chop away at Dan's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Strazas tries to bum rush Dan with a series of wild strikes but Dan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strazas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strazas scores with a push kick.
Strazas throws a big shot that misses.
Strazas misses with a two punch combination.
Dan darts in looking for a takedown but Strazas gets double underhooks and turns Dan into the cage.
Dan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strazas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Strazas defends well and Dan ends up having to push Strazas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Strazas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dan avoids the head kick by Strazas.
Dan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Strazas misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Strazas.
Dan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Strazas misses with a wild combination.
Dan fails with the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Strazas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dan throws a hook but Strazas blocks it.
Strazas leaves Dan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dan throws a head kick but Strazas moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Strazas is fending him off so far but Dan persists. Nope, Strazas circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Strazas as Dan shoots in.
Strazas throws a head kick that half lands.
Strazas throws a head kick but Dan moves out of range.
Dan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strazas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strazas.
A head kick misses from Strazas.
Strazas throws a sloppy head kick and Dan moves out of range easily.
Dan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dan scores with a three punch combo!
Dan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dan moves forwards but Strazas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Strazas.
Strazas misses with a head kick.
Dan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strazas tries to avoid it but Dan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strazas to the ground. Strazas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Strazas! But no joy.
Strazas throws a leg kick which misses Dan's front leg but catches the back leg as Dan tries to avoid it.
Strazas stuffs the takedown attempt from Dan. Dan gets slowly back to his feet.
Strazas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dan wants to clinch up but Strazas keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Strazas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strazas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Strazas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strazas misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Strazas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Strazas lands with a slapping head kick.
Dan avoids a kick to the body.
Strazas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dan clinches up against the cage.
Dan is trying to drag Strazas to the mat but Strazas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dan decides to pull guard.
Strazas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Strazas wants to pass the guard but Dan is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Strazas wants to pass the guard but Dan is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Strazas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dan working a defensive guard here.
Dan is really struggling to control Strazas but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Strazas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A head kick misses from Strazas.
Strazas scores with a nice right hand.
Strazas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dan shoots in looking for a takedown but Strazas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Strazas throws a sloppy head kick and Dan moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skhu Dan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strazas stuffs the takedown attempt from Dan. Dan gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Strazas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strazas throws a lazy right hand but Dan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strazas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dan momentarily.
Dan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dan goes for a double leg but Strazas avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Strazas continues to drive forward.
Strazas throws a head kick that misses.
Dan thinks about countering with a head kick.
Strazas throws a sloppy head kick and Dan moves out of range easily.
Dan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skhu Dan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strazas lands a glancing blow to the side of Dan's head.
Strazas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Strazas as he avoids it easily.
Strazas throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strazas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strazas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Strazas lands with a slapping head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Strazas.
Strazas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Strazas blocks a leg kick.
Strazas misses with a hook. Dan ducked under it nicely.
Dan tries for a takedown but Strazas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Strazas connects with a high kick.
Dan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Skhu Dan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Strazas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelo Strazas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Strazas 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Strazas!
Skhu Dan was interviewed post fight and said 'I TRIED MY BEST,BUT MY BEST WAS NOT ENOUGH'.
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