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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lonnie Bryan (ranked 23898 p4p, 4964 weight class) and Tony D Angelo (ranked 480 p4p, 0 weight class). D Angelo has chosen Tarantella Neapoletana as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lonnie Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony D Angelo!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? D Angelo is fending him off so far but Bryan persists. Nope, D Angelo circles away and we're back to standing.
Bryan is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from D Angelo! But no joy.
D Angelo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
D Angelo moves out of range of the body kick.
D Angelo lands a nice shot to the body.
D Angelo lands with a good body shot.
Bryan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and D Angelo counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryan misses with a takedown
and D Angelo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lonnie Bryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan drops his hands momentarily and D Angelo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bryan throws a right hand that D Angelo ducks under and follows up with a left that D Angelo also avoids with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from D Angelo! But no joy.
D Angelo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
D Angelo stuffs the takedown attempt from Bryan. Bryan gets slowly back to his feet.
It seemed like D Angelo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheers as D Angelo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bryan doesn't seem phased though.
Bryan throws a solid leg kick but D Angelo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bryan.
Bryan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
D Angelo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bryan with a body shot.
Bryan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
D Angelo thuds his right hand into Bryan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bryan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
D Angelo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
D Angelo lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
D Angelo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bryan's hands.
D Angelo lands a jab to the head.
Bryan throws a series of punches but D Angelo moves out of range.
D Angelo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
D Angelo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Angelo jabs Bryan right on the nose. Bryan blinks but takes it well.
D Angelo lands a jab to Bryan's midsection.
D Angelo gets tackled into the cage by Bryan. Bryan maintains the clinch.
Bryan takes a shot to the head.
D Angelo avoiding damage.
Bryan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with D Angelo's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan manages to break the clinch.
Bryan closes the distance looking to clinch
letting D Angelo counter with a right hand.
Bryan moves into the clinch.
D Angelo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
D Angelo scores with a body shot.
Bryan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
D Angelo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony D Angelo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
D Angelo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A combination from Bryan does no damage.
D Angelo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
D Angelo lands with a good body shot.
Bryan drives through and clinches with D Angelo against the cage.
Bryan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bryan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bryan dives in for a single leg takedown but D Angelo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A little jabbing left from D Angelo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bryan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
D Angelo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan looks for a takedown but D Angelo sprawls well.
D Angelo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lonnie Bryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by D Angelo.
Bryan takes a jab right on the kisser.
D Angelo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D Angelo.
Despite the aggression on D Angelo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
D Angelo connects with a body shot.
Bryan tries to clinch but D Angelo moves away
and D Angelo counters with a stiff right hand.
D Angelo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bryan tries for a takedown but D Angelo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
D Angelo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Angelo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
D Angelo scores with a shot to the body.
D Angelo connects with a body shot.
Bryan fails with the takedown
and D Angelo counters with a stiff right hand.
D Angelo lands a glancing blow to the side of Bryan's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan tries to clinch but D Angelo moves away
and D Angelo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bryan misses with a takedown attempt
and Bryan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
D Angelo lands with a right hand.
D Angelo connects with a crisp jab.
D Angelo throws a good cross that connects.
D Angelo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
D Angelo scores with a nice head shot.
Bryan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and D Angelo counters with a stiff right hand.
D Angelo lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
D Angelo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
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!
D Angelo lands a nice shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by D Angelo as he connects with a hook.
D Angelo lands the left hand.
Bryan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and D Angelo counters with a straight right hand.
Bryan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bryan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bryan tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony D Angelo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
D Angelo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bryan under the eye.
Bryan shoots in looking for a takedown. D Angelo tries to sprawl out of it but Bryan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. D Angelo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bryan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
D Angelo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bryan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down D Angelo for as long as he can get away with.
Bryan working over D Angelo with some ground and pound. D Angelo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two 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.
D Angelo won't allow Bryan to pass to mount.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bryan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bryan throwing shots but D Angelo is blocking nicely.
Bryan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Bryan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching D Angelo on his heels. He'll look to pass D Angelo's guard now, I'm sure.
Bryan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
D Angelo wants to sweep but no luck.
D Angelo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
D Angelo is trying to keep Bryan in close.
Bryan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bryan chips away with some ground and pound.
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.
Bryan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
D Angelo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bryan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches D Angelo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bryan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
D Angelo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bryan has an Americana. D Angelo didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Bryan is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Bryan hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lonnie Bryan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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