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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dana Solomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Gerko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. N.W.A - Cruisin in my 64 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Johnny Gerko will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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194 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dana Solomon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Gerko!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerko closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Solomon did well to prevent Gerko getting side control.
Solomon keeping hold of Gerko's head, controlling as best he can.
Gerko stands up and beckons Solomon to join him on the feet.
Gerko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gerko tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Gerko wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Solomon uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Solomon looking for a sweep. Not yet Solomon, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Solomon has his feet on Gerko's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gerko closes the distance and clinches.
Solomon keeps control of Gerko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gerko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Dana Solomon has been cut.
Gerko clinches up against the cage.
Solomon misses with a body punch.
Solomon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gerko has hold of one of Solomon's legs. Solomon is fighting the takedown attempt but Gerko gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Solomon uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Gerko has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Solomon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Solomon just misses with a punch to the body.
Gerko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Solomon to the mat! Solomon manages to get full guard.
Solomon is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Gerko presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Solomon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gerko clinches up against the cage.
Solomon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gerko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gerko misses with a double jab
and Solomon counters with a good, hard body kick but Gerko shrugs it off.
Gerko looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerko misses with a double jab
and Solomon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Solomon.
Solomon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gerko falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Solomon to counter with a crisp jab.
Solomon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Solomon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Solomon working hard to break the clinch.
Gerko wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerko gets control of Solomon's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gerko will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Solomon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gerko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Solomon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Solomon controlling from the top position.
Solomon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
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.
Gerko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Solomon's guard.
Gerko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Solomon wants to sweep but no luck.
Solomon is working hard here to advance position.
Solomon is pulling down on Gerko's head to control his posture.
Solomon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Solomon managing to control the position.
Solomon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gerko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dana Solomon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dana Solomon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Solomon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Solomon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gerko is trying to control Solomon's posture but Solomon avoids it.
Gerko tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solomon stands up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Solomon kicks Gerko off and gets back to his feet.
Gerko is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Solomon throws a head kick but Gerko moves out of range.
Gerko closes the distance and pushes Solomon back into the cage.
Gerko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Solomon prevents Gerko from breaking the clinch.
Solomon avoiding damage as Gerko throws knees to the body.
Gerko tries to break the clinch but Solomon is controlling the position.
Gerko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Solomon.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gerko.
Solomon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gerko breaks from the clinch.
Gerko throws a right and a left that Solomon avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerko throws a nice looking combination but Solomon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Solomon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half 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!
Gerko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Solomon.
Dana Solomon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Solomon stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Solomon gets a double leg takedown into Gerko's guard.
Solomon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gerko gets caught flat footed, as Solomon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Solomon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Solomon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gerko can do to turn this around?
Solomon has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Solomon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Solomon closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gerko's guard.
Gerko is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Solomon dives into side control.
Solomon scores with a couple of short elbows.
Solomon stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerko closes the distance and pushes Solomon back into the cage.
Solomon digs a right hand into Gerko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gerko's gas tank.
A frustrated look appears on Gerko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Solomon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Solomon could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Solomon breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gerko gets a takedown into half guard.
Solomon kicks Gerko off and gets back to his feet.
Solomon feints and as Gerko raises his hands in defense, Solomon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dana Solomon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dana Solomon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Solomon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gerko is trying to get back to full guard.
Solomon decides to stand up.
Gerko moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gerko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gerko takes a shot to the head.
Solomon trying to land knees to the body.
Solomon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gerko backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon manages to break the clinch.
Gerko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gerko shoots in and bounces Solomon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Solomon has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Gerko is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Solomon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Solomon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gerko quickly recovers to half guard.
Gerko has one foot on Solomon's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gerko swinging wildly here.
Solomon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerko is pushing Solomon's head away, looking to escape. Solomon manages to hold on to the position though.
Solomon lands a decent elbow from side control.
Solomon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The referee asks Solomon politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Solomon prefers to stall for the moment though.
Solomon stands up and beckons Gerko to his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Solomon enables Gerko to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Solomon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Solomon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gerko off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnny Gerko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Solomon looking to score a takedown here. Gerko is defending well but Solomon drives through and ends up in Gerko's guard.
Solomon gets to his feet - Gerko follows without any prompting.
Solomon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Solomon showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnny Gerko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Solomon thows a huge punch but Gerko dodges it nicely.
Gerko is looking to control Solomon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gerko avoid being mounted?
Solomon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solomon decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Solomon tries a head kick but it misses.
Solomon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gerko.
Solomon pushes Gerko up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Solomon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gerko.
Solomon wants to get back to striking at distance but Gerko won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Solomon.
Solomon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dana Solomon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gerko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Solomon is looking to counter with head kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dana Solomon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Solomon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dana Solomon!
Johnny Gerko spoke after the fight, saying 'He hit some good shots. But I know I won'.
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energy
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hype
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