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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joey De Andreas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Andreas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rocky. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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155 lbs
13 - 13 - 0 |
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160 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey De Andreas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Do!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Andreas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Do looks for a takedown but De Andreas sprawls well.
De Andreas has a takedown stuffed.
De Andreas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
De Andreas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Do defends it well.
De Andreas wants to work for an arm triangle but Do is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Do tries to get to full guard but De Andreas has control of the leg.
De Andreas throwing shots but Do is blocking nicely.
Do gets full guard.
Do is trying to control the position but De Andreas postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andreas throws a strike but Do rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
De Andreas has his foot on Do's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Do works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do tries to free his leg and advance position but De Andreas is retaining full guard.
De Andreas wants to sweep but no luck.
Do is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Do wants to control from the top but De Andreas keeps moving.
De Andreas wants to sweep here but Do controlling him for the moment.
Do trying to control but De Andreas is working from the bottom.
Daniel Do has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
De Andreas misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Do.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andreas scores with the left hand. Do knows he should have avoided that one.
De Andreas missing with a left hand there. Do was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Andreas keeps the fight on the outside.
Do closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into De Andreas's guard.
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!
De Andreas wants to sweep but no luck.
De Andreas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De Andreas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Do can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De Andreas looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De Andreas is on top in guard.
Do controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do keeping moving, preventing De Andreas from controlling successfully.
De Andreas landing with the ground and pound.
Do keeping moving, preventing De Andreas from controlling successfully.
Do has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Andreas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De Andreas is looking to work some ground and pound but Do has wrist control.
Do manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
De Andreas regains half guard.
De Andreas manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do preventing the sweep.
De Andreas wants to control but Do passes easily into half guard.
De Andreas is looking to improve his position.
De Andreas trying to control but Do postures up.
Do trying to control the action but De Andreas is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do stalling.
Do trying to control from half guard but De Andreas is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey De Andreas dominated that round.
That's time! De Andreas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Andreas with a hook.
Do fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Andreas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Do.
De Andreas misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from De Andreas does it's job there.
De Andreas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good exchange - Do coming out on top.
Do takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
De Andreas tries for a takedown but Do sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Andreas looks to land a left hand but Do moved out of range nicely.
De Andreas throws a hook but Do blocks it.
Some wild striking there from De Andreas.
Do smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andreas lands with an overhand left.
Do ducks right into an uppercut from De Andreas.
Do stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Do wants it to stay on the feet.
De Andreas shoots in for a double leg but Do sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey De Andreas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do is looking to clinch.
Do thows a body shot but no joy.
De Andreas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Do counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Andreas looks to throw the jab but Do is out of range.
De Andreas misses with a low kick.
Do will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Do cracks De Andreas with a good jab.
De Andreas throws a sloppy head kick and Do moves out of range easily.
De Andreas misses with a double jab.
Do tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Andreas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
De Andreas wants to get back to full guard but Do has passed into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Andreas tries to buck Do off but Do is having none of it.
Do in side control lands a decent elbow.
Do wants to control but De Andreas is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do looking to punish the body of his opponent here but De Andreas is avoiding damage well.
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.
De Andreas gets back to half guard.
Do trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Andreas wants to improve his position but Do is controlling well.
De Andreas is working hard here to advance position.
De Andreas manages to get to full guard.
De Andreas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Do postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Andreas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Do defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Andreas keeping moving, preventing Do from controlling successfully.
De Andreas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Andreas has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Do has passed into side control.
De Andreas is trying to improve his position.
Do lands a few punches from side control.
De Andreas is trying to get back to half guard.
Do controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Andreas can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joey De Andreas will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
De Andreas takes one to the chin there.
A punch combination from De Andreas misses.
Nice takedown defense from De Andreas. No joy for Do on that attempt.
De Andreas wants to land a leg kick but Do is out of range.
Do looks to score with a jab to the body but De Andreas is just out of range.
Do looks to throw the jab but De Andreas is out of range.
De Andreas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by De Andreas.
De Andreas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Andreas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joey De Andreas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Andreas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Joey De Andreas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Do throws a body punch but De Andreas moves out of range.
De Andreas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Andreas looks for a takedown but Do sprawls well.
De Andreas misses with a low kick as Do jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andreas misses the body punch
and Do holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
De Andreas swings wildly with an uppercut but Do uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Andreas has had enough of the clinch but Do keeps him there for the moment.
De Andreas scores with a shot to the side of Do's head.
De Andreas is looking to take this one to the mat.
Do prevents De Andreas from breaking the clinch.
De Andreas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Do just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey De Andreas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do tries a body shot but De Andreas blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Do - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Do has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De Andreas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Andreas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andreas is trying to break the clinch but Do is controlling him.
A short right from Do.
Do escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Do scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Do wants to pass to mount but De Andreas is defending the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Andreas is looking to control Do's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Andreas avoid being mounted?
Do lands strikes from half guard.
De Andreas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Do trying to control from half guard but De Andreas is working away.
Do perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Do wants to take a breather but De Andreas is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Andreas looking for a kimura from the bottom but Do passes into side control!
De Andreas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
De Andreas sneaks back into half guard.
De Andreas tries to get to full guard but Do has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Do in particular looking to stall.
De Andreas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Andreas tries to roll over but Do keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
De Andreas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Do can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Andreas is looking to escape.
De Andreas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Do controlling the position easily from mount.
De Andreas tries to hold on but Do postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Do comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Andreas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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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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