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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sickwat Dan (ranked 3230 p4p, 3340 weight class) and Huena Ajuricaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sickwat Dan !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huena Ajuricaba!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ajuricaba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dan shoots for a double leg takedown but Ajuricaba sprawls well. He's pushed Dan 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ajuricaba looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Ajuricaba misses.
Ajuricaba misses the jab.
Dan defending well as Ajuricaba loads up on a big left hand.
Dan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ajuricaba throws a right hand that Dan ducks under and follows up with a left that Dan also avoids with ease.
Ajuricaba punishes Dan 's body with a nice straight punch.
Dan tries to clinch but Ajuricaba is having none of it.
Ajuricaba unleashes a big counter combination but Dan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ajuricaba throws a combination that misses
and Dan counters with a one-two to the body.
Dan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ajuricaba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dan moves away.
Dan throwing a counter right hand but Ajuricaba manages to avoid it.
Ajuricaba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ajuricaba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ajuricaba throws a hook to the side of Dan 's head but Dan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ajuricaba moves away from the strike by Dan .
Ajuricaba throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ajuricaba connects with the punch.
It looks like Sickwat Dan has been cut.
Ajuricaba misses with an uppercut
and Dan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ajuricaba uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dan has time to react.
Huena Ajuricaba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan moves into range and clinches up with Ajuricaba.
Dan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ajuricaba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ajuricaba manages to break the clinch.
Dan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot lands for Dan .
Ajuricaba gets caught napping as Dan dives in and scores a takedown. Ajuricaba manages to retain guard.
Ajuricaba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dan is fighting to break Ajuricaba's control of his arms but Ajuricaba is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dan looking to pass the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ajuricaba is trying to keep Dan in close.
Dan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ajuricaba keeping moving, preventing Dan from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ajuricaba.
Ajuricaba just misses with a punch to the body.
Dan scores with a takedown into Ajuricaba's guard.
Ajuricaba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dan trying to control the position from guard on top but Ajuricaba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajuricaba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ajuricaba is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dan is working hard here to advance position.
Ajuricaba is trying to hold Dan in close to prevent damage but Dan has managed to pass into half guard.
Ajuricaba has his hands clasped together around Dan 's back. He's all about the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dan wants to free his trapped foot but Ajuricaba is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ajuricaba trying to control here.
Dan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dan trying to mount his opponent but Ajuricaba defends it.
Ajuricaba has a hand on Dan 's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Dan takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sickwat Dan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sickwat Dan 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ajuricaba lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ajuricaba missing with a left hand there. Dan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Ajuricaba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ajuricaba connects with a jab.
Dan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ajuricaba circles away quickly and effectively.
Ajuricaba dips to his left and cracks Dan with an uppercut!
Ajuricaba throws a body punch but Dan moves out of range.
Dan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ajuricaba moves out of range as Dan strikes.
Dan scores with a nice strike.
Ajuricaba jabs at Dan 's body.
A punch lands to the side of Dan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ajuricaba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dan throws out the jab.
Ajuricaba's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dan under the eye.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ajuricaba.
Huena Ajuricaba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ajuricaba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ajuricaba moves away.
Dan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dan lands a jab to the nose.
Dan connects with a single shot there.
Dan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ajuricaba drags the fight down to the ground.
Dan forces his way into half guard.
Dan is trying to control the action in half guard but Ajuricaba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dan is looking to stall here but Ajuricaba recovers full guard.
Ajuricaba working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dan pushes down on Ajuricaba's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dan is looking to take a break and control but Ajuricaba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ajuricaba is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dan slows the pace down in half guard.
Dan moves into full mount! Ajuricaba won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajuricaba is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ajuricaba is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sickwat Dan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dan is trying to control here but Ajuricaba has managed to regain half guard.
Dan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ajuricaba knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ajuricaba is not content to let Dan control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dan fails to move to back control.
Ajuricaba is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ajuricaba is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Dan looking to control but Ajuricaba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ajuricaba tries to lock up and control but Dan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ajuricaba sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sickwat Dan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sickwat Dan 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ajuricaba misses with a wild combination.
Dan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ajuricaba looking to control but Dan passes into half guard.
Ajuricaba controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ajuricaba actively working from the bottom here.
Ajuricaba wants to control but Dan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan is keen to just control but Ajuricaba is a slippery customer.
Dan trying to pass the guard but Ajuricaba defending well.
Dan is thwarting Ajuricaba's attempts to control the position.
Dan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ajuricaba manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dan is trying to control the action in half guard but Ajuricaba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ajuricaba is trying to maintain the position but Dan is very close to passing his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dan connects with a nice short shot to Ajuricaba's temple.
Ajuricaba tries to get to full guard but Dan has control of the leg.
Ajuricaba trying to control but Dan postures up.
Dan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ajuricaba keeps working.
Ajuricaba wants to control but Dan is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dan trying to control the pace.
Huena Ajuricaba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan is pressing down on Ajuricaba's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ajuricaba is holding on for now.
Ajuricaba trying to control but Dan postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ajuricaba circles away quickly and effectively.
Ajuricaba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dan moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ajuricaba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dan .
Ajuricaba throws out a counter right but Dan avoids it with no problem.
Ajuricaba misses with a looping left.
A left and a right from Dan both land. Nice combination.
Huena Ajuricaba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ajuricaba with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Dan .
Dan ducks under a wild hook from Ajuricaba.
A big right from Dan misses.
Dan throws a head kick that misses.
Ajuricaba connects with an inside leg kick.
Dan clobbers Ajuricaba with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
No joy there for Ajuricaba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dan scores with a nice right hand.
Ajuricaba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dan throws out the jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ajuricaba takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dan scores with a jab. Ajuricaba acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dan throws a shot from downtown. Ajuricaba moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Ajuricaba releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dan lunges at Ajuricaba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ajuricaba's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sickwat Dan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dan , 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sickwat Dan !
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