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Event:
The Island Season 10, 185 lbs, Round 1
Date: Feb 07, 2020 |
#R1##CL#
Rocca gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rocca stalling against the cage.
Damie blocks a body shot from Rocca.
Damie taking a breather.
Rocca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Damie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rocca walks away with a smile on his face. Damie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A punch combination from Rocca misses.
A swing and a miss from Rocca.
Damie misses with a takedown
and Rocca counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Damie throws a nice looking combination but Rocca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rocca stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocca throws a lazy right hand but Damie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL#
Rocca instigates a clinch.
Damie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rocca gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
I was talking to Rocca's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Reno Rocca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duane Damie.
Damie fails to pull guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rocca obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damie fails to pull guard.
#T1#
Rocca lands a nice elbow.
Rocca throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Damie looks winded!
Rocca pushes Damie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rocca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rocca lands a right hand.
Rocca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damie's elbow.
Damie is trying to push Rocca away but Rocca has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rocca avoiding damage.
A short body shot lands from Rocca as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rocca.
Rocca lands an elbow inside.
Rocca lands a body shot.
Rocca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rocca gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Rocca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rocca lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#T2#
Rocca tried to score with a low kick but Damie checks it.#CL#
Rocca fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Damie, pushing him back against the cage.
Rocca lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rocca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rocca digs a right hand into Damie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Damie's gas tank.
Rocca lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Damie or not.
Rocca is leaning against Damie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rocca.
Rocca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rocca lands a left hand.
Rocca is leaning against Damie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rocca throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Damie letting Rocca take a breather here.
Damie tries to break the clinch but Rocca is controlling the position.
Damie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rocca avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rocca digs a right hand underneath Damie's ribcage. Damie let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T3#
Rocca stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rocca scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rocca. #ROC#
Damie is rocked!
Rocca is leaning against Damie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Damie is still on wobbly legs! Can Rocca finish him?
Rocca pushes Damie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Damie seems to have recovered his senses.
Rocca lands a big right hand that drops Damie! The killer instinct kicks in and Rocca finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rocca!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reno Rocca!
Reno Rocca looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'They thought they were throwing me to a wolf....I am the fucking wolf!'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 14, 2019 |
#R1##TD2#
Crixusi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Crixusi 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.
Damie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Crixusi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Damie is keeping the position for now.
Crixusi keeps trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damie trying to control the position.
Crixusi wants to pass the guard but Damie is keeping the position.
Crixusi stopping the sweep attempt from Damie.
Damie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crixusi on the ground.#T1#
Crixusi trying to control but Damie is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Crixusi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Crixusi trying to control the position from guard on top but Damie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Crixusi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Damie dives on top into guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Crixusi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Damie defends well.
Crixusi wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
Damie controlling from the top position.
Damie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crixusi wants to sweep here but Damie controlling him for the moment.
Damie wants to control from the top but Crixusi keeps moving.
Crixusi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Crixusi is trying to control the position but Damie postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Damie wants to stand but Crixusi has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Damie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crixusi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Damie as he avoids it easily.
Damie fails to land the takedown.
Damie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Crixusi as Damie shoots in.
Crixusi has a takedown stuffed.#T4#
Damie tries a head kick but it misses.
Crixusi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Crixusi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Damie is fending him off so far but Crixusi persists. Nope, Damie circles away and we're back to standing.
Damie is looking to counter the offense by Crixusi and move into the clinch.
Duane Damie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dudicks Crixusi.
Damie shoots in but no luck this time. #TD2#
Damie gets caught napping as Crixusi dives in and scores a takedown. Damie manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crixusi tries to free his leg and advance position but Damie is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Crixusi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Crixusi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Crixusi wants to control from the top but Damie keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Duane Damie will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Damie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Damie feints a jab promting Crixusi to slip. Damie then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Crixusi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT#
It looks like Dudicks Crixusi has been cut.
Damie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crixusi.
Damie tries to counter by clinching up but Crixusi breaks away and moves out of range.
Damie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crixusi.
Damie wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Damie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Damie wants it to stay on the feet.
Duane Damie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dudicks Crixusi.
Damie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crixusi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Damie wants it to stay on the feet.
Crixusi shoots in for a takedown but Damie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Damie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Crixusi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T1#
Nice takedown defense from Damie. No joy for Crixusi on that attempt.
Crixusi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Damie sprawls well. Damie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Crixusi gets slowly back to his feet.
Crixusi shoots in for a takedown but Damie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A right-left combo lands from Damie.
Damie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crixusi defends it nicely.
Damie slaps away a takedown attempt from Crixusi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Crixusi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Damie is fending him off so far but Crixusi persists. Nope, Damie circles away and we're back to standing.#T2##CL#
Damie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Damie is stalling here.
#BC#
Damie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Damie shoots for a double leg takedown but Crixusi sprawls well. He's pushed Damie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crixusi with a poor takedown #CL#
and Damie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Damie.
Damie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Damie prevents Crixusi from breaking the clinch.#T3##BC#
Damie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damie throws a combination. Crixusi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CL#
Damie moves into the clinch.#TD#
Damie gets control of Crixusi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Damie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Crixusi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crixusi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Damie is keeping the position for now.
Damie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crixusi can do to turn this around?
Crixusi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Damie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Crixusi defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crixusi looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T4#
Damie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crixusi trying to control the position from guard on top but Damie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dudicks Crixusi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crixusi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crixusi shoots in but no luck this time.
Crixusi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crixusi wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damie dives in for a single leg takedown but Crixusi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Crixusi keeps the fight on the outside.
Crixusi looks for a takedown but Damie sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duane Damie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dudicks Crixusi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Crixusi feints and as Damie raises his hands in defense, Crixusi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Crixusi trying to control the position from guard on top but Damie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #ES#
Damie kicks Crixusi off and gets to his feet. #CL#
Damie rushes Crixusi and presses him up against the cage.
Damie has Crixusi pushed against the cage.
Crixusi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crixusi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Damie.
Crixusi dodges an elbow strike from Damie.
#T1#
Crixusi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Damie to keep the fight standing.
Damie has Crixusi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Crixusi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #BC#
Damie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duane Damie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crixusi's waist but Crixusi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Damie off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duane Damie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damie misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crixusi has his takedown stuffed
and Damie counters with a one-two to the body. #CL#
Damie moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T2#
Damie can't get the takedown.
#TD#
Damie has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Crixusi uses from the top position.
Damie keeping moving, preventing Crixusi from controlling successfully.
Crixusi stands and throws Damie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Crixusi trying to control the position but Damie is working away. #SUB2#
Crixusi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T3##SUB2#
Crixusi is working to tighten his grip on Damie's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Damie has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Crixusi is really squeezing tight and eventually Damie passes out! Crixusi breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dudicks Crixusi!
After winning the bout, Dudicks Crixusi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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