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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Downey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Downey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raul Michael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Downey!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Downey swinging wildly here.
Downey rushes Michael and presses him up against the cage.
Michael pushes off an throws an elbow but Downey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Michael prevents Downey from breaking the clinch.
Michael misses with a knee strike.
Michael keeps control of Downey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Downey blocks a body shot from Michael.
Downey takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Downey is trying to push Michael away but Michael has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Downey is trying to break free.
Downey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Downey wants to get back to striking at distance but Michael won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Downey cracks Michael with a nice body shot.
Downey breaks from the clinch.
Downey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Michael.
Downey is looking for the big counter here.
Downey tries to clinch up but Michael circles away and keeps his distance.
Downey shoots in for a takedown but Michael shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Downey misses with a jab, cross combination.
A quick step to the side and Michael tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michael misses with a double jab.
Downey moves into the clinch.
Downey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Downey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Michael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Downey's elbow.
Downey prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Downey is trying to break the clinch but Michael has him pressed against the cage.
Downey has had enough of the clinch but Michael keeps him there for the moment.
Michael prevents Downey from breaking the clinch.
Downey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Downey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Downey breaks from the clinch.
Downey clinches up with Michael and pushes him back against the cage.
Downey is trying to force a seperation but Michael has the dominant position.
Downey is working Michael over against the cage.
Michael is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Downey pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Michael tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Michael misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael prevents Downey from breaking the clinch.
Downey can't break the clinch.
Michael is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Downey is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raul Michael. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Downey is trying to break the clinch but Michael has him pressed against the cage.
Michael tries a body shot but Downey blocks it.
Downey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Michael backwards.
It looks like Raul Michael has been cut.
Downey wants to break free but Michael has control.
Downey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Michael breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Downey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice combo by Downey! Oh, that's hurt him - Michael falls to the canvas and Downey follows him into side control.
Michael is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Downey stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Oh Michael is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Michael backs away from a small jab... but Downey lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Michael crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Downey with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Daniel Downey!
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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
41% |
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