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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Fellows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karias York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karias York is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 cm
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288 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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195 cm
24
255 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damien Fellows! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karias York! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fellows misses with a double jab
and York cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Damien Fellows has been cut. York misses with a hook. Fellows ducked under it nicely. York misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
York is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fellows. York tries to bum rush Fellows with a series of wild strikes but Fellows uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Fellows closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Fellows is pressing down on York's thigh, looking to free his foot. York is holding on for now. Fellows is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and York defends it well. York manages to escape and get back to his feet! Fellows shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says York as he avoids it easily. York avoids the head kick by Fellows.
Fellows blocks the body kick.
York throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round. York swings widly with a right hand
and Fellows counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for York! York is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. York somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet! Fellows misses with a head kick.
Fellows avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fellows shoots in for a takedown but York shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Fellows throws a head kick that misses and York counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Damien Fellows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Fellows is breathing heavily. Some wild striking there from York.
Fellows drives through with a takedown into guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! York is looking to stand up but Fellows isn't so interested in that idea. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fellows throws and elbow that misses. York uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fellows's guard. Nice move by York! Fellows is looking for a triangle but York pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. York stands up from Fellows's guard - York perhaps looking for a knockout. Fellows closes the distance and clinches up with York, looking for a takedown. Fellows pushes York against the cage but York circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Fellows. That's going to take a lot out of him. York scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. A head kick misses from Fellows. Fellows takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Fellows walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round. York lands a head shot. Fellows takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Damien Fellows's cut is getting worse. Fellows showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from York.
York jabs at Fellows's body. York tries to bum rush Fellows with a series of wild strikes but Fellows uses good footwork to avoid the assault. York cracks Fellows with an open hand slap. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Fellows slips under a jab from York. Fellows slips under a jab. York cracks a nice hook into Fellows's ribs. Fellows gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. York throws a shot from downtown. Fellows moves away and avoids it. No joy there for York, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
York throws a wild body kick that Fellows sees coming a mile off. Nice cross by York.
Damien Fellows's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. York thumps Fellows with a low kick. Fellows showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from York.
That's four minutes gone in the round. York misses with a low kick.
York lands a left and a right that send Fellows crashing to the mat, dazed. York thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! York fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. York with a nice cross.
Fellows is rocked!
Jeez, Damien Fellows's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Damien Fellows's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Karias York!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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