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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damion Skye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skye comes to the cage accompanied by Never Gonna Stop - Rob Zombie. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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140 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damion Skye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skye wants to slow Rossi down by chopping away at his legs.
Rossi misses with a looping left.
Skye throws an off balance right hand
and Rossi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rossi throws a body kick that misses.
Rossi misses with a leg kick
and Skye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skye misses with a double jab.
Skye misses with a double jab
and Rossi counters with a good low kick that Skye was not able to check.
Skye throws an off balance right hand
and Rossi counters with a leg kick.
Rossi throws a right and a left that Skye avoids nicely.
Skye with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rossi to score with a decent uppercut.
A slow jab from Skye misses its intended target.
Skye throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rossi counters with a thumping low kick.
Skye has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee calls for Skye to work.
Skye working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rossi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rossi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Rossi.
Skye lands an uppercut.
Skye presses Rossi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rossi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rossi fails to land.
Skye blocks an elbow strike from Rossi.
Skye avoids the elbow strike from Rossi, against the cage.
Rossi dodges an elbow strike from Skye.
Skye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skye lands an uppercut.
Rossi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Skye scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rossi misses with a knee strike.
Rossi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rossi letting Skye take a breather here.
Skye lands a left hand.
Rossi pushes off an throws an elbow but Skye leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two 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.
Rossi pushes off an throws an elbow but Skye leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skye lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rossi backwards.
Rossi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Skye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rossi darts in trying to clinch
and Skye counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rossi thinking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Skye, as that shot connected.
Skye just misses with a punch to the body.
Rossi throws a low kick but Skye avoids it.
Skye comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rossi moves out of range as Skye strikes.
Rossi throws a leg kick but Skye sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Skye's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rossi under the eye.
Damion Skye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skye drives through and clinches with Rossi against the cage.
Rossi trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skye.
Rossi misses with an elbow over the top.
Skye avoiding damage as Rossi throws knees to the body.
Skye displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rossi up against the cage.
Skye unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rossi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Skye avoiding damage.
Skye blocks the elbow strike.
Rossi trying to land knees to the body.
Rossi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skye lands a body shot in the clinch.
Skye presses Rossi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Skye scores with a hook to the body.
Skye breaks from the clinch.
Skye misses with a left hand
and Rossi counters with a good low kick that Skye was not able to check.
Rossi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Skye's sensitive parts.
Skye connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rossi momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skye throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rossi on the side of the head.
Skye cracks a nice hook into Rossi's ribs.
Skye clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skye.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rossi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rossi tries to land knees in the clinch but Skye avoids the damage to the body.
Rossi tries to land knees in the clinch but Skye avoids the damage to the body.
Skye lands with a left to the head.
Rossi misses with an elbow over the top.
Come on Rossi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rossi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Skye has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skye avoiding damage as Rossi throws knees to the body.
Skye leaning against his opponent.
Skye breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rossi throws a leg kick
and Skye counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rossi misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damion Skye 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.
Nice defenses there by Rossi.
Skye throws a jab but it's blocked by Rossi.
An inside leg kick from Rossi misses.
Rossi throws a sloppy head kick
and Skye counters with a two punch combo.
Rossi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Skye misses with a hook
and Rossi counters with a nice body kick.
Skye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rossi.
Rossi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Skye checks it well.
Skye lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Skye fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rossi.
Skye thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rossi scores with a leg kick.
Skye throws a lazy right hand but Rossi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rossi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skye blocks a head kick by Rossi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skye tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skye lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rossi throws a head kick that half lands.
Good leg kick by Skye there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Skye throws a push kick but Rossi slaps the foot to one side.
Rossi misses with a leg kick
and Skye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rossi tried to score with a low kick but Skye checks it.
Rossi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rossi duly obliges.
Skye lands with an overhand left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skye.
Rossi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Skye throws an off balance right hand
and Rossi counters by clinching up.
Skye throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rossis head.
Skye softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rossi misses with an elbow strike.
Skye is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi misses with an elbow over the top.
Rossi wants to stall.
Skye with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skye has Rossi pushed against the cage.
Skye throws a punch but it's blocked by Rossi.
Rossi misses with an elbow over the top.
Rossi wants to stall.
Skye slows down the pace here.
Rossi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Skye lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rossi.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rossi misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Skye - that landed with a thud.
Rossi stalling in the clinch but Skye improves position.
Rossi misses with a knee to the head.
Skye pushes Rossi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Skye works on Rossi's body with a couple of short punches.
Rossi trying to land knees to the body.
Skye blocks an elbow strike from Rossi.
Rossi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rossi takes a shot to the head.
Skye trying to land knees to the body.
Rossi misses with the head strike.
Skye on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skye breaks from the clinch.
Skye throws a poor cross that misses
and Rossi counters with a big head kick but Skye shrugs it off.
Skye closes the distance and pushes Rossi back into the cage.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rossi pushes off an throws an elbow but Skye leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skye lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Skye to work.
Skye avoids a wild elbow strike from Rossi.
Skye blocks an uppercut.
Skye dodges an elbow strike from Rossi.
Skye stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Skye dodges an elbow strike from Rossi.
Skye lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Skye.
Rossi throws an elbow but it misses.
The referee calls for Skye to work.
Skye makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rossi trying to land knees to the body.
Skye misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rossi.
Skye is leaning against Rossi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rossi tries to throw a body punch but Skye avoids it by throwing Rossi back against the cage.
Rossi looking to throw knees to the head but Skye is blocking nicely.
Skye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damion Skye dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Skye.
A jab from Skye finds it's way through Rossi's defenses.
Nice shot lands for Skye.
Rossi lands with a slapping head kick.
Rossi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Skye tests Rossi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Skye dodges the punch combination from Rossi.
Skye swings widly with a right hand
and Rossi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rossi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Skye fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rossi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Skye - that will leave a mark!
Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skye swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi feints and then cracks Skye's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Skye down.
Skye moves into the clinch successfully.
Skye managing to block the knees to the body from Rossi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skye creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skye avoids a wild elbow strike from Rossi.
Skye's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rossi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rossi has a couple of punches blocked by Skye.
Skye tries to land a knee to the head but Rossi blocks with his arms.
Skye digs a right hand into Rossi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rossi's gas tank.
Skye takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rossi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skye blocks an uppercut.
Skye managing to block the knees to the body from Rossi.
Rossi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Skye blocks it with crossed arms.
Rossi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rossi missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skye creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skye creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A shot in the inside from Skye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Skye.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rossi lands a nice shot to the body.
Rossi missing with knees to the body.
Skye lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Skye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rossi misses with a knee strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Skye blocks an elbow strike from Rossi.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Skye lands a nice uppercut.
Rossi pushes off an throws an elbow but Skye leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skye avoids a wild elbow strike from Rossi.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Skye throws a punch but it's blocked by Rossi.
Rossi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Skye blocks it with crossed arms.
Skye throws an elbow but it misses.
Rossi trying to control the position but instead, Skye has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rossi into the cage.
Skye makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rossi tries to land knees in the clinch but Skye avoids the damage to the body.
Rossi misses with a knee strike.
Rossi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skye lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Skye blocks an elbow strike.
Skye breaks from the clinch.
Damion Skye is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Skye swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rossi counters with a stiff right hand.
Skye throws a lazy uppercut
and Rossi counters with a right hand to the body.
Skye throws out a powerful jab.
Skye throws a looping overhand right but Rossi ducks down to avoid it.
Skye blocks a head kick by Rossi.
Rossi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rossi misses with a head kick.
Al Rossi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skye has taken the fight to the clinch.
Skye lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but Skye blocks with his arms.
Skye throws an elbow but it misses.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rossi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skye.
Nice body punch from Skye - that landed with a thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damion Skye showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Skye has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damion Skye!
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