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Event:
The Island Season 9, 265+ lbs, Round 3
Date: May 06, 2019 |
#R1##KD#
Cassel feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Damian sprawling to the canvas! Damian rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cassel finish him?!
#CUT#
It looks like Rustam Damian has been cut.
Cassel throws a hook but Damian avoids it easily.
Damian throws a jab when Cassel was well out of range.
Damian misses with a right hand
and Cassel counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Damian has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Saimon Cassel!
Saimon Cassel spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
The Island Season 9, 265+ lbs, Round 2
Date: May 05, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Damian clinches up with Moraes and pushes him back against the cage.
Damian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moraes backwards.
Damian scores with a hook to the body.
Moraes is looking to break free of the clinch but Damian has double underhooks.
Damian lands an elbow inside that Moraes shrugs off.
A right hook to the body lands for Damian.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Damian as Moraes tries to tie him up.
Moraes tries to pull guard but Damian forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Damian 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.
Damian lands with a right to the head.
Damian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moraes looks winded!
Moraes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Damian. #CUT#
It looks like Rodolfo Moraes has been cut.
Moraes's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Moraes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Moraes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Damian to keep the fight standing.
A right handed body shot lands from Damian.
Damian lands a body shot.
Damian pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Moraes! Damian unloads with more strikes and Moraes sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rustam Damian!
An out of breath Rustam Damian thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
The Island Season 9, 265+ lbs, Round 1
Date: May 04, 2019 |
#R1#
Saggioro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Damian as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Saggioro or perhaps it was just good defense by Damian, which made it look bad.
Saggioro has his takedown stuffed
letting Damian counter with a right hand.
Rustam Damian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Saggioro.
Saggioro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Damian counters with a straight right hand.
Damian punishes Saggioro's body with a nice straight punch.
Saggioro tries for a takedown but Damian circles away easily
and Saggioro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#
It looks like Leonardo Saggioro has been cut.
Damian lands a glancing blow to the side of Saggioro's head.
Saggioro takes a jab right on the kisser.
#CL#
Damian clinches with his opponent.
Damian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saggioros head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Damian lands an elbow that stopped Saggioro in his tracks for a moment. #T1#
Saggioro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Damian has him pressed against the cage.
Damian prevents the takedown attempt.
Damian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Damian lands a body punch.
Damian stops a takedown attempt from Saggioro.
Saggioro looks winded!#BC#
Damian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saggioro with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Damian counter with a right hand. #KD#
Damian cracks Saggioro with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Damian has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Saggioro to stand back up!#ROC#
Saggioro is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crack! Damian connects with the perfect overhand right and Saggioro falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Damian!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rustam Damian!
An out of breath Rustam Damian thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
SPARTA 43
Date: Apr 19, 2019 |
#R1#
Adams fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Damian avoids it really well and circles away.
Adams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Damian stuffs the takedown.
Adams with a lazy takedown attempt
and Damian counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams shoots in for a double leg but Damian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#CL2#
Damian clinches up with Adams and pushes him back against the cage.
Adams goes for a takedown in the clinch but Damian prevents it.
Adams tries for a takedown but Damian manages to get underhooks.
Adams has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Damian after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Damian lands a left hand.
Damian lands an elbow inside. #CUT2#
It looks like George Adams has been cut.
Adams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Damian looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Damian lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Damian. #T1#
Damian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Damian lands a body punch.
Adams takes an elbow to the temple.
Damian lands a big right hand that drops Adams! The killer instinct kicks in and Damian finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Damian!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rustam Damian!
Our winner, Rustam Damian, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
George Adams was interviewed post fight and said 'sorry my peeps'.
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Event:
SPARTA 41
Date: Apr 14, 2019 |
#R1#
A slow jab from Jacinto misses its intended target.
Jacinto throws a sloppy body shot
and Damian counters with a lovely shot to the body.#KD#
Jacinto lands a big right hand that sends Damian crashing to the mat! Jacinto stays standing though and waves Damian back to his feet!#CUT#
It looks like Rustam Damian has been cut.
Damian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jacinto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Damian tries to clinch up.
Jacinto steps in with a hook that catches Damian right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Jacinto follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Damian looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emilio Jacinto!
During a confident post fight interview, Emilio Jacinto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
SPARTA 34
Date: Mar 29, 2019 |
#R1#
Damian tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Shaw misses.
Damian jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL#
Damian gets tackled into the cage by Shaw. Shaw maintains the clinch.
Shaw stalls.
Shaw is struggling to control the position.
Shaw stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shaw effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Shaw for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Shaw blocks the elbow strike.
Shaw is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Damian pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shaw taking a breather.
Shaw slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Shaw.
Damian is looking to clinch.
Shaw misses with a two punch combination.
#T1#
Left hook, right uppercut from Shaw.
Shaw takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#CUT2#
It looks like Tim Shaw has been cut.#CL#
Shaw fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Damian, pushing him back against the cage.
Damian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shaw content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Damian can't find room to land a body shot as Shaw controls the action.
Shaw definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Damian gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shaw.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shaw - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shaw will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Damian up against the cage.
Shaw just leaning against Damian, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Shaw.#CL#
Shaw clinches with his opponent.
Shaw looking to stall.
#T2#
Damian gets underhooks to prevent Shaw's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalling in the clinch from Shaw.
Shaw stalling in the clinch.
Damian gets underhooks to prevent Shaw's takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Damian.
Damian gets through Shaw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damian prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shaw stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shaw blocks an elbow strike.
Shaw is looking to control Damian's arms but Damian gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shaw has his back to the cage.
Shaw has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Damian is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Damian lands an elbow inside.
Shaw's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shaw blocks a body shot from Damian. #T3#
Damian misses with the head strike.
#BC2#
Damian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Shaw clinches.
Damian prevents a takedown attempt there.
Damian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shaw looking to stall.
Shaw taking a breather.
Shaw seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Damian is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Damian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#
Tim Shaw's cut is getting worse.
Shaw takes an elbow to the temple.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Shaw.
Shaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rustam Damian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damian lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CUT2#
Tim Shaw's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Damian scores with a shot to the body.
Shaw is breathing heavily.#CL#
Shaw forces Damian back against the cage and clinches.
Damian struggles to land a body shot inside as Shaw controls his hands.
Shaw effectively controlling the action here.
Damian prevents a takedown attempt there.
#T4#
Damian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shaw's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Damian just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shaw's brow.
Damian tries to throw a body punch but Shaw avoids it by throwing Damian back against the cage.
Shaw stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shaw controlling the action here for a moment.
Damian lands a damaging elbow.
Damian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#
Jeez, Tim Shaw's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Shaw is trying to stall.
Damian lands an uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tim Shaw's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rustam Damian!
A relieved looking Rustam Damian thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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