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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alphons Draclau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damion Skye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skye is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Never Gonna Stop - Rob Zombie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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140 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphons Draclau!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damion Skye!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draclau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Skye misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Skye.
Skye lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Skye.
Draclau lands a nice shot to the body.
Skye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draclau.
Skye misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Skye swings widly with a right hand
and Draclau counters with a one-two to the body.
Draclau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skye throws a predictable looking body shot
and Draclau counters with a straight right hand.
Draclau misses the shot to the body.
Skye rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Skye takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Draclau feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Skyes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Draclau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Skye has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Skye blocks a head kick by Draclau.
Skye circles away from the clinch attempt
and Skye counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skye throws an off balance right hand
and Draclau makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Skye really felt that one!
Draclau goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Skye smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Damion Skye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skye lands with a shot to the body.
Draclau misses with a double jab
and Skye counters with a straight right hand.
Damion Skye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draclau throws a leg kick but Skye moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Skye.
A nice inside leg kick there by Draclau. That's going to slow Skye down.
Skye rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Draclau counters with an inside leg kick.
Skye throws a hook to the side of Draclau's head but Draclau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skye throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Draclau lands with a nice body kick.
Skye looks to score with a jab to the body but Draclau is just out of range.
Skye throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draclau missing with a left hand there. Skye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Draclau works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Skye ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Draclau.
Skye slips a straight right by Draclau.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draclau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draclau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skye.
Skye cracks Draclau with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphons Draclau dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Draclau fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Draclau cracks Skye with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Draclau takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Draclau misses with a right hand
and Skye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Draclau takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Skye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draclau moves away.
Alphons Draclau is winning the standup battle so far.
Skye thows a body shot but no joy.
Draclau avoids the body shot from Skye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skye misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Draclau counters with a nice double leg into side control. Skye won't be happy with that.
Skye takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Draclau is working Skye over with some ground and pound from side control.
Draclau wants to control but Skye is keeping him busy.
Draclau tries to advance to mount but can't.
Skye gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Draclau is looking for a kimura but Skye is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Draclau to get the leverage.
Draclau is controlling the pace.
Draclau is keen to just control but Skye is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draclau is thwarting Skye's attempts to control the position.
Draclau thows a huge punch but Skye dodges it nicely.
Skye is looking for a sweep. Draclau is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Draclau lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Draclau looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Draclau not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skye wants to control but Draclau is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Skye tries to roll over but Draclau keeps him under control.
Draclau throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Draclau not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Draclau lands strikes from half guard.
Draclau is looking to take a break and control but Skye is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Skye is trying to get back to full guard.
Draclau sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Skye defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Skye is trying to control but can't.
Skye blocking the ground and pound attempt from Draclau.
Draclau trying to control the action but Skye is working from the bottom.
Skye wants to control but Draclau passes into side.
Skye taking punishment in the form of punches.
Draclau wants to control but Skye is keeping him busy.
Draclau working the head with strikes.
Skye on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphons Draclau dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Draclau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab from Skye.
Skye moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Skye throws a right hand that misses
and Draclau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Draclau shoots in looking for a takedown. Skye tries to sprawl out of it but Draclau keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Skye manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Draclau connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draclau drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Skye looking to hit a scissor sweep but Draclau is one step ahead there.
Skye is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Draclau trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Skye preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Draclau trying to control the position from guard on top but Skye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draclau postures up and lands a big shot to Skye's brow.
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.
Draclau wants to pass the guard but Skye is keeping the position.
Draclau postures up.
Skye avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Draclau landing some decent shots from guard.
Skye not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Skye controlling Draclau's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Damion Skye.
Skye staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skye just misses with a punch to the body.
Skye dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draclau manages to avoid it.
Skye fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skye. Draclau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draclau misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Draclau misses with a left hand
and Skye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skye misses with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Skye checks a leg kick.
Skye misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Skye throws a series of punches but Draclau avoids them all with ease.
Skye misses with a body shot
and Skye takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphons Draclau clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Skye connects with a good right hand that stumbles Draclau. Draclau circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Draclau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Skye has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Skye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draclau manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Skye.
Draclau lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Skye throws a hook but Draclau blocks it.
Skye misses with a shot to the body
enabling Draclau to counter with a crisp jab.
Draclau throws a body punch but Skye moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skye swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Draclau counters with a nice leg kick.
Skye misses with a hook to the body
and Draclau counters with a nice uppercut.
Draclau connects with a crisp jab.
Draclau misses with a kick to the body.
Draclau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Skye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Draclau defending well as Skye loads up on a big left hand.
Skye looks to score with a jab to the body but Draclau is just out of range.
Skye misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skye misses with a hook to the body
and Draclau counters with a head kick. That will keep Skye thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sloppy strikes from Skye. Those never looked like landing.
Skye throws a hook to the side of Draclau's head but Draclau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draclau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skye throws a right hand that misses
and Draclau makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Skye swings for the body but Draclau moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skye throws a lazy uppercut
and Draclau counters with a takedown into side control.
Draclau cracks Skye with a big elbow.
An elbow from Draclau crashes against the mat.
Skye wants to control but Draclau postures up.
Skye is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Draclau off and has taken his back!
Skye doesn't have the hooks in and Draclau manages to turn into his guard.
Draclau connects with a couple of short punches.
Draclau tries to free his leg and advance position but Skye is retaining full guard.
Draclau looking to sit in guard and control but Skye gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Draclau is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skye trying to stand up but can't free himself from Draclau's guard.
Alphons Draclau overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Skye is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Skye won't allow Draclau to sweep him here.
Draclau has a closed guard, preventing Skye from standing up.
Draclau is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphons Draclau had his way with Damion Skye in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Skye cracks Draclau with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Draclau slips under a jab from Skye.
Draclau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draclau walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draclau moves away from the strike by Skye.
Skye misses with an uppercut
and Draclau counters with a two punch combo.
Draclau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skye thows a body shot but no joy.
Skye rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Draclau counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Draclau throws and elbow that misses. Skye uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Draclau's guard. Nice move by Skye!
Draclau looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Skye passes into side control.
Skye decides to stand up, so the ref orders Draclau to his feet.
Draclau shoots for a double leg takedown but Skye sprawls well. He's pushed Draclau's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Skye.
Skye avoids the body shot from Draclau.
Damion Skye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No joy there for Skye, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Skye throws a body punch but Draclau moves out of range.
Draclau jabs at Skye's body.
Draclau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Skye misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draclau fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Draclau fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Skye thows a body shot but no joy.
Draclau throws a body punch but Skye moves out of range.
Draclau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Draclau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skye.
Skye misses with a lunging right hand
and Draclau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alphons Draclau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Skye misses with a shot to the body
and Draclau counters with a nice uppercut.
Skye will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skye throws a jab when Draclau was well out of range.
Skye throws a poor cross that misses
and Draclau counters with a right hand to the body.
Draclau tries for a takedown but Skye sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alphons Draclau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draclau blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alphons Draclau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Draclau 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:45
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alphons Draclau!
Alphons Draclau retains his bantamweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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