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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Demento (ranked 3506 p4p, 77 weight class) and Boss Yonic (ranked 3976 p4p, 89 weight class). The key to victory for Damien Demento has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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26
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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172 cm
25
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 1 |
Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Demento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demento tries to clinch there but Yonic circles away.
Demento displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yonic.
Yonic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demento was well out of range. Poor timing from Yonic.
Demento is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yonic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yonic has a takedown stuffed.
Yonic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Demento feinted with a counter takedown.
Damien Demento has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boss Yonic.
Yonic goes for a double leg but Demento avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Demento continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yonic takes a little break here. Demento wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Demento keeps working.
Demento is trying to control Yonic's posture but Yonic avoids it.
Demento tries to bench press Yonic off him but Yonic keeps the position.
Yonic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yonic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yonic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Demento keeps working.
Demento definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yonic postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two 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.
Yonic wants to control but Demento is keeping him busy.
Yonic tries for a kimura but Demento is defending well.
Yonic advances nicely into full mount.
Yonic thowing shots but they're missing.
Yonic is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Demento has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demento prevents Yonic from taking his back.
Yonic controlling from the full mount.
Demento wants to hold on but Yonic pushes him away.
Yonic wants to take Demento's back but he can't do it this time.
Yonic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yonic controlling from mount.
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.
Yonic thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Yonic trying to control but Demento is having none of it.
Demento is looking to get to half guard.
Yonic wants to take his opponent's back but Demento doesn't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Demento sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Demento is refusing to be controlled, as Yonic sits in half guard.
Yonic is taking a breather. Demento says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Yonic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yonic misses with a takedown attempt - Demento sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Demento appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Demento as he jumps to the side.
Yonic shoots in but Demento avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Damien Demento has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boss Yonic.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Demento as he jumps to the side.
Yonic misses with a takedown attempt - Demento sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demento closes the distance and clinches up with Yonic, looking for a takedown. Demento pushes Yonic against the cage but Yonic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yonic shoots and misses
and Demento counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Demento.
Yonic looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yonic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yonic is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Boss Yonic has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yonic is on top in guard.
Demento bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yonic's guard.
Demento working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yonic is trying to keep Demento in close.
Yonic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Demento engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yonic looking for a sweep. Not yet Yonic, not yet.
Yonic keeping moving, preventing Demento from controlling successfully.
Yonic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Demento has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demento with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yonic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Demento manages to get himself to full guard.
Yonic slips nicely into half guard.
Yonic keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Yonic is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Yonic seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Demento keeping full guard, as Yonic tries to pass.
Yonic trying to control but Demento is working from the bottom.
Demento wants to sweep but no luck.
Yonic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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.
Yonic trying to control the position from guard on top but Demento is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yonic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Demento avoids it really well and circles away.
Demento tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yonic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Demento somewhat.
Demento gets caught napping as Yonic dives in and scores a takedown. Demento manages to retain guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yonic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yonic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Damien Demento will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Yonic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Demento is out of range.
Demento moves out of range of the strikes.
Yonic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Demento pinned against the cage. Demento gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Demento forces Yonic back against the cage and clinches.
Yonic is trying to pull guard but Demento turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Demento has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yonic after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demento is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yonic is defending well.
Demento is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Damien Demento has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boss Yonic.
Demento tries for a takedown. No joy.
Demento is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Yonic can't fight it off and eventually Demento manages to take the fight to the floor. Yonic looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yonic pulls Demento in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic trying to control the position.
Yonic is pulling down on Demento's head. It's preventing any offense from Demento, at least for the moment.
Yonic is continuing to stall.
Demento trying to control the position from guard on top but Yonic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Demento pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yonic is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yonic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Demento defends it easily.
Yonic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yonic keeping full guard, as Demento tries to pass.
Demento working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yonic looking for a sweep. Not yet Yonic, not yet.
Yonic has Demento pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Demento is looking to work some ground and pound but Yonic has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Yonic throws a head kick that misses.
Yonic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Demento shoots in and drives through. Yonic sprawls well.
Yonic tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Demento displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yonic.
Demento tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yonic defends well and Demento ends up having to push Yonic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yonic dives in for a single leg takedown but Demento sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Demento half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Demento fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yonic to the ground. Demento is now in Yonic's guard.
Yonic managing to control the position.
Demento wants to control from the top but Yonic keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic is pulling down on Demento's head to control his posture.
Demento trying to control the position from guard on top but Yonic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Demento controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yonic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yonic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Demento loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Demento showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Demento 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Damien Demento!
Damien Demento took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, IniTech Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Boss Yonic had this to say: 'Oh rats.'.
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energy
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pop
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