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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grado Itsyersel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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202 lbs
13 - 13 - 2 |
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198 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dom Danky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grado Itsyersel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danky throws a body shot but no joy.
Itsyersel wants to counter with a clinch but Danky pushes him away.
Itsyersel is looking to clinch.
Itsyersel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danky.
Itsyersel wants to clinch up but Danky keeps it at a distance.
Danky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danky connects with a single shot there.
Danky lands with a cross.
A combination from Itsyersel does no damage.
Danky wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Danky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Itsyersel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Itsyersel darts in and clinches Danky up against the cage.
Danky wants a takedown but no success here.
Danky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Danky has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Danky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Itsyersel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Itsyersel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Itsyersel fails to land.
Danky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Danky struggles to land a body shot inside as Itsyersel controls his hands.
Itsyersel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Danky controlling the action here for a moment.
Itsyersel working aggressively here.
Itsyersel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danky.
Itsyersel misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Itsyersel on the inside.
Itsyersel throws a punch but it's blocked by Danky.
Itsyersel misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danky.
Danky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Itsyersel has a couple of punches blocked by Danky.
Itsyersel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Itsyersel misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itsyersel misses with a punch on the inside.
Itsyersel throws a punch but it's blocked by Danky.
Itsyersel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Itsyersel throws a punch but it's blocked by Danky.
Danky blocks an uppercut.
Danky can't find room to land a body shot as Itsyersel controls the action.
Itsyersel misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Itsyersel.
Itsyersel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danky is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Itsyersel cracks Danky with a nice body shot.
Danky wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Danky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Itsyersel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Danky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Itsyersel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Itsyersel lands a body shot.
Itsyersel tries a body shot but Danky blocks it.
Itsyersel misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Danky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itsyersel swings wildly with an uppercut but Danky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danky lands with a short shot to the head.
Danky misses with a punch to the body.
Itsyersel misses with some punches.
Danky lands a left hand.
Danky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Danky throws a punch but it's blocked by Itsyersel.
Itsyersel throws a head punch that misses.
Itsyersel misses with the head strike.
Danky working aggressively here.
Danky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Danky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Danky breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Itsyersel.
The crowd cheers as Itsyersel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Danky doesn't seem phased though.
Danky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Itsyersel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky swats away the attempt to clinch by Itsyersel.
Danky throws a hook to the side of Itsyersel's head but Itsyersel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Itsyersel misses with a looping right.
Itsyersel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
Itsyersel loads up on a big right hand but Danky slips the punch.
Danky throwing a counter right hand but Itsyersel manages to avoid it.
Itsyersel misses with an uppercut.
Danky fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Itsyersel sprawls well initially but Danky persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Itsyersel tries to kick Danky off but Danky keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Danky is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Danky throwing shots but Itsyersel is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Danky looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grado Itsyersel will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Itsyersel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Itsyersel looks to throw the jab but Danky is out of range.
Danky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Itsyersel.
Danky moves away from the strike by Itsyersel.
Danky lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Danky throws a hook but Itsyersel blocks it.
Itsyersel closes the distance and clinches.
Danky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Itsyersel backwards.
Itsyersel tries to work over Danky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Itsyersel throws a head punch that misses.
Danky gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Itsyersel regains guard.
Itsyersel wants to stand but Danky is controlling the position.
Danky trying to control but Itsyersel is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danky lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Danky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Itsyersel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Danky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Danky postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Danky prevents Itsyersel from getting back to his feet.
Danky postures up in Itsyersel's guard and throws a big left but Itsyersel blocks it.
Itsyersel is looking to stand up but Danky isn't so interested in that idea.
Danky lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Danky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Danky will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Danky is looking to work some ground and pound but Itsyersel has wrist control.
Danky with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itsyersel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Danky.
Danky throwing strikes from guard but Itsyersel blocks nicely.
Danky working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Itsyersel's head.
Danky won't allow Itsyersel to get back to his feet.
Danky thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Danky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Danky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Itsyersel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Danky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Itsyersel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Danky.
Danky is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Danky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Danky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Danky has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Itsyersel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Danky.
Danky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Itsyersel can do to turn this around?
Itsyersel wants to stand up but Danky is controlling him.
Itsyersel manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Danky misses with the head strike.
Danky is trying to pull guard but Itsyersel has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Itsyersel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Itsyersel working aggressively here.
A short right from Itsyersel.
Itsyersel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Itsyersel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Itsyersel prevents the takedown attempt.
Danky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Danky takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky misses with a body punch.
Danky throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Itsyersel has a couple of punches blocked by Danky.
Itsyersel lands with a short shot to the head.
Danky breaks the clinch.
Danky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Itsyersel.
Danky throws an off balance right hand
and Itsyersel counters with a straight right hand.
Itsyersel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danky.
Horrible takedown attempt by Danky or perhaps it was just good defense by Itsyersel, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Danky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danky looks to throw the jab but Itsyersel is out of range.
Danky loads up on a big right hand but Itsyersel slips the punch.
Danky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Itsyersel.
Itsyersel throws a jab when Danky was well out of range.
Grado Itsyersel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Itsyersel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Danky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left lands for Itsyersel.
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 Dom Danky will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Itsyersel avoids the body shot from Danky.
Good exchange - Itsyersel coming out on top.
Danky cracks Itsyersel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Danky lands with a straight right. Itsyersel didn't see that one coming.
Itsyersel moves in looking to clinch but Danky pushes him off.
Danky shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Danky showed some decent athleticism there.
Itsyersel felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Danky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Danky drops an elbow to the side of Itsyersel's head.
Danky working Itsyersel over with strikes.
Danky is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Itsyersel sees it coming and defends easily.
Danky is nestled in close to Itsyersel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itsyersel wants to get back to his feet.
Danky thows a huge punch but Itsyersel dodges it nicely.
Danky lands with a punch from half guard.
Itsyersel kicks off Danky and gets to his feet.
Danky scoring well with a low kick there.
Itsyersel tries to clinch up but Danky circles away and keeps his distance.
Danky catches Itsyersel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Danky listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Itsyersel tries to clinch up but Danky circles away and keeps his distance.
Danky drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Itsyersel throws Danky to one side and escapes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Itsyersel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Danky.
Dom Danky is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Danky. Those never looked like landing.
Itsyersel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Danky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Itsyersel wants to clinch up but Danky keeps it at a distance.
Danky connects with a high kick.
Danky takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Danky avoids the head kick by Itsyersel.
Itsyersel tries to clinch there but Danky circles away.
Danky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Itsyersel tries to counter with a clinch but Danky shakes him off and moves away.
Itsyersel has managed to clinch.
Itsyersel misses with the head strike.
Danky swings wildly with an uppercut but Itsyersel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grado Itsyersel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Danky blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky blocking some punches.
Danky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Itsyersel has a couple of punches blocked by Danky.
Danky is pushing Itsyersel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Danky has Itsyersel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Itsyersel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Itsyersel lands with a right to the head.
Danky has Itsyersel pushed against the cage.
Danky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Itsyersel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Danky or not.
Itsyersel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Itsyersel swings wildly with an uppercut but Danky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Itsyersel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Danky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danky lands a body shot.
Itsyersel throws a head punch that misses.
Itsyersel misses with the head strike.
Danky is working for takedown but Itsyersel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Itsyersel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Danky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Danky has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Itsyersel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Danky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danky wants a takedown but no success here.
Danky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Itsyersel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Itsyersel.
Danky has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Itsyersel clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danky is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Itsyersel has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dom Danky.
I think Danky 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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