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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Demoss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Julio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Demoss has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Good knees
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Demoss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Julio!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julio looks to land a combination but Demoss avoids it well.
Julio misses with a double jab.
Demoss wants to clinch up but Julio keeps it at a distance.
Demoss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Julio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Demoss manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Demoss.
Julio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Julio with a hook.
Julio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Demoss.
Demoss moves into range and clinches up with Julio.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Demoss just misses with a elbow thrown towards Julio's brow.
Julio prevents a body shot from Demoss.
Julio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Demoss has him pressed against the cage.
Demoss tries to pull guard but Julio forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Demoss jumps guard but Julio stands there with Demoss around his waist. Demoss gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Demoss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demoss creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Julio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Demoss tries to land knees in the clinch but Julio avoids the damage to the body.
Demoss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Demoss tries to land a knee to the head but Julio blocks with his arms.
Demoss connects with a nasty looking knee right to Julio's face.
Demoss landing knees to the body.
A short left from Demoss.
A frustrated look appears on Julio's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Demoss gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Demoss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Demoss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Demoss tries to pull guard but Julio holds him up against the cage and eventually Demoss drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Demoss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Demoss misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demoss tries a body shot but Julio blocks it.
Demoss lands a damaging elbow.
Julio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Demoss has him pressed against the cage.
Demoss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demoss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Julio avoids it.
Demoss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Demoss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Julio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Demoss lands a damaging elbow.
Demoss misses with a knee strike.
Julio can't break the clinch.
Demoss tries to land knees in the clinch but Julio avoids the damage to the body.
Julio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mike Demoss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demoss clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demoss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Julio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Julio dodges an elbow strike from Demoss.
Julio is trying to break free.
Julio is trying to break the clinch but Demoss has him pressed against the cage.
Julio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Demoss has him pressed against the cage.
Julio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Demoss throws an elbow but it misses.
Demoss softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Demoss just misses with a elbow thrown towards Julio's brow.
Demoss creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Demoss misses with a knee strike.
Demoss is trying to pull guard but Julio has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Demoss.
Demoss landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demoss working aggressively here.
Demoss lands an elbow just above Julio 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demoss softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Demoss prevents Julio from breaking the clinch.
Demoss works on Julio's body with a couple of short punches.
Demoss throws an elbow that misses.
Julio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Julio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Julio managing to block the knees to the body from Demoss.
Demoss has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Julio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demoss is working for takedown but Julio is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Demoss throws an elbow but misses.
Demoss throws an elbow that misses.
Demoss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Julio is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Demoss dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Julio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Demoss takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Demoss avoids a punch combination nicely.
Demoss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Julio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Demoss doesn't seem bothered though.
Julio tests Demoss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Julio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut there from Julio.
Julio lands a jab to the head.
Demoss throws a chopping leg kick but Julio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Demoss moves out of range as Julio strikes.
Julio lands with a nice combination. Demoss backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Mike Demoss has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demoss connects with a high kick.
Demoss wants to clinch up but Julio keeps it at a distance.
Demoss takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio thows a body shot but no joy.
Demoss doesn't manage to clinch there - Julio circles away.
Demoss looks to throw the jab but Julio is out of range.
Julio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Demoss circles away quickly and effectively.
Demoss on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Demoss is rocked!
Julio throws a lazy right hand but Demoss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oh Demoss is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Julio misses with a wild combination.
Julio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Julio fails to land with a series of punches.
Demoss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Julio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Julio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Demoss slips a jab from Julio.
Julio is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Demoss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Demoss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Demoss slips a jab and a cross from Julio.
Julio is breathing heavily.
Julio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Julio misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Julio.
Julio misses the jab.
Demoss ducks under a wild hook from Julio.
Julio misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Julio does no damage.
Julio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Demoss looks to land a left hand but Julio moved out of range nicely.
Demoss drives through and clinches with Julio against the cage.
Demoss changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Julio fights it off and pushes away nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demoss moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Julio.
Julio throws a series of punches but Demoss moves out of range.
Demoss clinches with his opponent.
Julio managing to block the knees to the body from Demoss.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Demoss.
Julio is trying to break free.
Demoss tries to pull guard but Julio forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Julio is looking to break free of the clinch but Demoss has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julio can't break the clinch.
Demoss seems to have got his legs back now.
Demoss utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Julio managing to block the knees to the body from Demoss.
Demoss successfully pulls guard.
Julio stands up from Demoss's guard - Julio perhaps looking for a knockout.
Demoss instigates a clinch.
Demoss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Demoss creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Julio's defenses.
Demoss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Julio is defending well for now.
Julio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio misses with a hook. Demoss ducked under it nicely.
Julio cracks Demoss with an open hand slap.
Julio might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Julio misses with a series of wild punches.
Demoss finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Julio's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Demoss falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Julio!
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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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