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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Belgian Maniac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey De Andreas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Andreas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Free Bird by Leonard Skynard. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Belgian Maniac!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey De Andreas!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maniac lands a high kick!
De Andreas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maniac is looking to slow De Andreas down with leg kicks.
Maniac misses with a double jab.
De Andreas misses with a wild combination.
De Andreas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maniac circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maniac, right into the meat.
Maniac moves into range and clinches up with De Andreas.
Maniac has a couple of punches blocked by De Andreas.
De Andreas tries to pull guard but Maniac won't allow it.
De Andreas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Belgian Maniac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey De Andreas.
De Andreas tries to pull guard but Maniac won't allow it.
De Andreas tries to pull guard but Maniac won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Maniac.
De Andreas prevents a body shot from Maniac.
De Andreas avoids the elbow strike from Maniac, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniac taking a breather.
Maniac tries to land knees in the clinch but De Andreas avoids the damage to the body.
Maniac goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Andreas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maniac trying to land knees to the body.
De Andreas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
De Andreas jumps guard but Maniac stands there with De Andreas around his waist. De Andreas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Maniac scores with a hook to the body.
De Andreas managing to block the knees to the body from Maniac.
Maniac landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maniac landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maniac takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Maniac scores with a hook to the body.
Maniac throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Andreas blocks it with crossed arms.
Maniac throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Maniac.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maniac.
Maniac lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maniac taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
De Andreas jumps guard but Maniac stands there with De Andreas around his waist. De Andreas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Maniac content to slow the pace in the clinch.
De Andreas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Andreas fails to pull guard.
Maniac scores a nice knee to the body.
Maniac taking a breather.
Maniac lands a nice shot to the body.
De Andreas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maniac goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maniac lands a knee to the body.
Maniac misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Andreas.
Maniac stalling against the cage.
De Andreas tries to pull guard but Maniac won't allow it.
Maniac tries to work over De Andreas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maniac tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Andreas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. De Andreas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Andreas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maniac gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
De Andreas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Andreas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maniac wants to pass the guard but De Andreas is keeping the position.
Maniac loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maniac has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Maniac wants to control from the top but De Andreas keeps moving.
De Andreas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
De Andreas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Maniac!
De Andreas goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Maniac turns into him and now he's in De Andreas's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Belgian Maniac dominated that round.
That's time! Maniac's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maniac throws a head kick that misses.
Maniac lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Andreas shoots for a double leg takedown but Maniac sprawls well. He's pushed De Andreas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Belgian Maniac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maniac throws a sloppy head kick and De Andreas moves out of range easily.
De Andreas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Andreas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maniac's waist but Maniac gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De Andreas off to one side.
Belgian Maniac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey De Andreas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maniac moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Andreas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maniac counters with a leg kick.
De Andreas is breathing heavily.
De Andreas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maniac dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Andreas. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andreas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maniac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
De Andreas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maniac counters with a two punch combo.
Maniac scores with a leg kick.
De Andreas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Maniac to counter with a crisp jab.
Maniac has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maniac stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Maniac for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
De Andreas tries to pull guard but Maniac holds him up against the cage and eventually De Andreas drops back down to his feet.
Maniac lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maniac taking a breather.
De Andreas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
De Andreas fails to pull guard.
De Andreas tries to pull guard but Maniac holds him up against the cage and eventually De Andreas drops back down to his feet.
Maniac stalling the fight.
De Andreas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maniac trying to land knees to the body.
De Andreas tries to pull guard but Maniac won't allow it.
A short body shot lands from Maniac as the two fighters clinch.
De Andreas avoiding damage as Maniac throws knees to the body.
Maniac unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Andreas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maniac stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Maniac.
Maniac stalling in the clinch.
De Andreas avoiding damage as Maniac throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Andreas.
Maniac works on De Andreas's body with a couple of short punches.
Maniac stalling against the cage.
Maniac tries to land knees in the clinch but De Andreas avoids the damage to the body.
Maniac tries a body shot but De Andreas blocks it.
De Andreas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maniac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maniac stalling the fight.
De Andreas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maniac smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Andreas throws a combination. Maniac tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Maniac misses with a two punch combination.
De Andreas misses with a wild combination.
Maniac scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
De Andreas fails with the takedown
and Maniac counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Andreas thinking.
De Andreas fails with the takedown
and Maniac counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Maniac moves into the clinch.
De Andreas letting Maniac take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Belgian Maniac dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maniac ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maniac throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Andreas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maniac counters with a head kick.
Maniac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Andreas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maniac counters with an outside leg kick.
Maniac dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Andreas. That did some damage!
De Andreas tries for a takedown but Maniac circles away easily
and Maniac cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Belgian Maniac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey De Andreas.
Maniac fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maniac scores with a sloppy right hand. De Andreas should have avoided that one.
De Andreas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Andreas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maniac counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniac scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maniac.
De Andreas has his takedown stuffed
and Maniac makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maniac cracks De Andreas with a good jab.
De Andreas misses with a takedown
and Maniac counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maniac has De Andreas pressed against the cage.
De Andreas tries to pull guard but Maniac won't allow it.
Maniac lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maniac lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maniac lands an elbow inside that De Andreas shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andreas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Andreas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maniac unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Andreas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maniac stalls.
Maniac misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Andreas.
Maniac lands a nice knee to the body.
Maniac lands a hook that snaps the head of De Andreas backwards.
Maniac content to slow the pace in the clinch.
De Andreas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maniac is looking to control De Andreas's arms but De Andreas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maniac has his back to the cage.
De Andreas fails to pull guard.
Maniac lands a shot to the body.
Maniac taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Belgian Maniac.
Maniac tries a head kick but it misses.
De Andreas misses with a takedown attempt
and Maniac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
De Andreas moves out of range of the body kick from Maniac.
De Andreas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maniac holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
De Andreas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maniac just stands there and leans against the cage.
De Andreas jumps guard but Maniac stands there with De Andreas around his waist. De Andreas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maniac will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Andreas up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Maniac.
A short uppercut from Maniac.
Maniac stalling.
Belgian Maniac has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maniac tries to land knees in the clinch but De Andreas avoids the damage to the body.
Maniac swings wildly with an uppercut but De Andreas uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Andreas tries to pull guard but Maniac won't allow it.
Maniac is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Andreas is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Belgian Maniac clearly takes that round.
That's time! Maniac's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Andreas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maniac tries to clinch up.
De Andreas shoots and misses
and Maniac counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Andreas's knee momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maniac.
Maniac pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maniac scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maniac lands a body shot.
Maniac misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Andreas with a poor takedown
and Maniac counters with a nice body shot.
Maniac slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Maniac dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Andreas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maniac counters by clinching up.
Belgian Maniac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey De Andreas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Maniac.
Maniac stalling the fight.
Maniac tries to land knees in the clinch but De Andreas avoids the damage to the body.
Maniac is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Maniac is trying to maintain a safe position but De Andreas gets an underhook and turns Maniac into the cage.
Maniac tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maniac is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Andreas can do to turn this around?
Maniac lands a knee to the body.
De Andreas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maniac smiles and moves away.
De Andreas with a poor takedown
and Maniac counters with a nice leg kick.
Maniac is looking to wear down De Andreas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De Andreas fails with the takedown
and Maniac makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
No joy there for Maniac, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maniac scoring well with a low kick there.
De Andreas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A good leg kick by Maniac.
De Andreas shoots and misses
and Maniac makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
De Andreas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maniac counters with a good low kick that De Andreas was not able to check.
Maniac scoring well with a low kick there.
De Andreas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maniac counters with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maniac.
De Andreas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maniac makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maniac forces De Andreas back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maniac.
Maniac pressing his opponent against the cage.
Maniac misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Andreas.
Maniac looking to throw knees to the head but De Andreas is blocking nicely.
Maniac will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Andreas up against the cage.
Maniac misses with the head strike.
Maniac unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Andreas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maniac lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four 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.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Maniac.
Maniac tries to land knees in the clinch but De Andreas avoids the damage to the body.
Maniac stalling in the clinch.
De Andreas decides to pull guard.
De Andreas is looking for a triangle but Maniac pushes his legs off easily.
Maniac trying to control the position from guard on top but De Andreas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Andreas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maniac is one step ahead there.
Maniac trying to control the position from guard on top but De Andreas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Belgian Maniac had his way with Joey De Andreas in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
De Andreas tries for a takedown but Maniac circles away easily
and Maniac counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maniac pressing his opponent against the cage.
De Andreas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Andreas tries to pull guard but Maniac won't allow it.
De Andreas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Belgian Maniac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey De Andreas.
Maniac taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Andreas managing to block the knees to the body from Maniac.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Maniac is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Maniac is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andreas is trying to break the clinch but Maniac has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Maniac.
Maniac missing with knees to the body.
De Andreas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maniac just stands there and leans against the cage.
Maniac throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Andreas blocks it with crossed arms.
De Andreas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maniac misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Andreas.
De Andreas tries to pull guard but Maniac won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maniac.
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.
Stalling in the clinch from Maniac.
Maniac misses with an elbow strike.
Maniac swings wildly with an uppercut but De Andreas uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Andreas jumps guard but Maniac stands there with De Andreas around his waist. De Andreas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Maniac is looking to control De Andreas's arms but De Andreas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maniac has his back to the cage.
De Andreas avoiding damage as Maniac throws knees to the body.
De Andreas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maniac lands with a light punch inside.
Maniac misses with a knee to the head.
Maniac misses with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Maniac as the two fighters clinch.
Maniac is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maniac lands a shot to the body.
Maniac stalling in the clinch but De Andreas improves position.
De Andreas successfully pulls guard.
Maniac is posturing up here but De Andreas has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Maniac tries to roll out but it's too tight and Maniac has to tap! Slick submission there by De Andreas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joey De Andreas!
Joey De Andreas is the new featherweight champion!
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