EMMA 20: Luongo vs. Donavan PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and przemas michal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). przemas michal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Miller
vs
michal

190 cm
25
218 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

193 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 12 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, przemas michal!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
michal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miller.
michal looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Miller decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Miller is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Miller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Miller content to control rather than advance.
Miller uses his free foot to push down on michal's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for michal.
michal is in a horrible position here. Miller smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Miller looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller working the ground and pound effectively.
Miller in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

It looks like przemas michal has been cut.
Miller lands a big elbow.

That has opened up przemas michal's cut even more.
Miller raining down shots from the mount!

The cut above przemas michal's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at przemas michal's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). James Miller!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giani Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Silva
vs
Suarez

200 cm
21
178 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
177 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giani Suarez!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suarez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Brandon Silva has been cut.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Suarez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Suarez misses with a straight right.
Suarez misses with a head kick.
Suarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A nice combination there by Suarez.
Silva walks straight into a right hand from Suarez - that's dropped him! Suarez jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Silva from any more punishment! Silva complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Giani Suarez!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samual Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powers's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Saved by the Bell. Swanson has chosen Damian Marley-Road to Zion as his entrance music. Samual Powers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Powers
vs
Swanson

179 cm
24
192 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
27
195 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samual Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers fails with a takedown attempt.
Swanson throws and low kick but Powers moves out of range easily.

Powers bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Powers trying to control the action but Swanson is working from the bottom.
Swanson is trying to get back to half guard.
Powers wants to control but Swanson is keeping him busy.
Powers is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson misses with a strike from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Swanson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Powers.
Swanson misses with a straight left.
Powers closes the distance and clinches up with Swanson, looking for a takedown. Powers pushes Swanson against the cage but Swanson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samual Powers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Powers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Swanson but Swanson pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Powers gets a takedown into half guard.
Swanson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson is staying active underneath Powers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Swanson tries to roll over but Powers keeps him under control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Swanson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Powers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Powers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Powers tries for a takedown but Swanson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Swanson swings for the body but Powers moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown but Powers shows good takedown defense.
Powers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Swanson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Swanson looks gassed!
Powers keeping moving, preventing Swanson from controlling successfully.

Powers looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Swanson has picked Powers up and slammed him! Powers can't keep hold of the triangle and Swanson manages to pass to side control!
Powers is looking to reverse the position.
Powers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Powers is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Swanson prevents Powers from improving his position.
Powers moves into full guard.
Powers working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers is pulling down on Swanson's head. It's preventing any offense from Swanson, at least for the moment.
Swanson throwing strikes from guard but Powers blocks nicely.
Powers is trying to control the position but Swanson postures up.
Powers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Powers is trying to keep Swanson in close.
Swanson stays in close to Powers's body and controls the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Powers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Swanson's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joe Swanson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Swanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Powers was well out of range. Poor timing from Swanson.
Powers fails with a takedown attempt.
Swanson tries a head kick but it misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Powers.
Powers trying to control the action but Swanson is working from the bottom.
Swanson lands a little strike from the bottom.
Swanson misses with a strike from the bottom.
Powers is looking to take a break and control but Swanson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Powers thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers trying to control the action but Swanson is working from the bottom.
Swanson is trying to improve his position.

Powers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Swanson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Powers looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Swanson tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Powers in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Swanson is not content to let Powers control the position.
Powers is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Swanson's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson is not content to let Powers control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Powers misses with a takedown attempt

and Swanson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Powers wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Powers trying to control the position.
Swanson slips nicely into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Swanson lands a nice short elbow.
Powers is trying to control but can't.
Swanson is looking to stall here but Powers recovers full guard.
Powers is trying to keep Swanson in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson postures up and lands a big shot to Powers's brow.
Swanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Powers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Powers looking for a sweep. Not yet Powers, not yet.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Powers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Powers holds on and takes a little breather.

Swanson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Swanson is breathing heavily.
Powers seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Swanson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Swanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Powers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Powers doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Swanson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Joe Swanson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Powers gets full guard.
Swanson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Powers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Swanson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Swanson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Powers manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Swanson manages to get himself to full guard.
Powers wants to control from the top but Swanson keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Samual Powers just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Swanson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Powers is pulling down on Swanson's head to control his posture.
Powers trying to keep a closed guard but Swanson is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Powers holds on and takes a little breather.
Powers is trying to control the position but Swanson postures up.
Swanson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Powers is keeping the position for now.
Powers trying to control the position.
Joe Swanson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Powers keeping moving, preventing Swanson from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Powers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Powers thumps Swanson with a low kick.
Powers avoids a punch combination nicely.

Swanson gets caught flat footed, as Powers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Powers trying to control but Swanson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Powers postures up.
Powers trying to control but Swanson is working from the bottom.
Swanson keeping full guard, as Powers tries to pass.
Swanson is pulling down on Powers's head. It's preventing any offense from Powers, at least for the moment.
Swanson looking to control but Powers passes into half guard.
Powers not doing much here.
Samual Powers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four 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.

Powers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Swanson has his hands clasped together around Powers's back. He's all about the action.
Powers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Powers is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Swanson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Swanson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Swanson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Swanson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Swanson!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Robson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Baron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Robson
vs
Baron

178 cm
22
178 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
178 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Robson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Baron!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baron.
Baron throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Baron shoots in but Robson avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Robson forces Baron back against the cage and clinches.
Robson'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.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Robson obliges.
Baron looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Robson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baron's face.
Robson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baron backwards.
A knee to the head by Robson.
Robson prevents the takedown attempt.
Robson lands a nice elbow.
Robson works on Baron's body with a couple of short punches.
Robson lands a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Robson connects with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Robson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Robson.
Knees to the body from Robson.
Robson pushes Baron back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Robson.
Baron takes a shot to the head.
Robson crunches a lovely knee into Baron's ribcage.
A hook to the body from Robson.
Robson lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Robson.
Robson stalls.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Robson obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Robson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Robson slows down the pace here.
Robson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Robson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robson.
Robson lands with a short shot to the head.
Robson lands a hook that snaps the head of Baron backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Robson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Robson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Baron takes a knee right on the jaw!

Baron is rocked!
Robson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Robson lands a knee to the head.
Robson presses Baron against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Robson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Robson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Baron regains guard immediately.
Robson scoring with some ground and pound.
Robson is in close to Baron's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Baron has momentary wrist control but Robson slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baron keeping moving, preventing Robson from controlling successfully.
Robson landing some decent shots from guard.
Robson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Robson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Baron's guard.
Baron wants to get back to full guard.
Robson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Robson works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Robson is working for a guillotine from mount but Baron frees his head quite easily.
Robson landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Robson landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robson working Baron over with strikes here.
Robson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Robson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! Robson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BOOM! Robson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Robson with shots to the head and body - Baron looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baron is looking to escape.
Robson won't let Baron get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Robson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Robson misses with a double jab
enabling Baron to counter with a crisp jab.
Robson thows a body shot but no joy.
Baron dives in and grabs Robson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Robson pushes down on Baron's head and hops out.
Robson moves in looking to clinch but Baron pushes him off.
Baron misses with a head kick.
Robson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Baron backs up against the cage.

Robson darts in and clinches Baron up against the cage.
Baron is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Robson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Robson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Robson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baron or not.
Gabriel Robson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baron is breathing heavily.
Robson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Baron drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Robson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gabriel Robson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Baron.
Robson holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Robson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baron backwards.
Robson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Robson.

Baron is fighting off a takedown attempt but Robson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Baron to the mat. Baron regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Baron being controlled here, momentarily.
Robson stands up over Baron, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Robson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Robson scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Baron's head.

Robson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Baron is trying to keep Robson in close.
Baron is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gabriel Robson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Robson looking to sit in guard and control but Baron gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Baron is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Robson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Robson has escaped and now he's on top!
Robson trying to control but Baron is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Baron looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Baron looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Baron!
Robson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Baron's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Robson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Robson looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Robson tries to lock up and control but Baron gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Baron throws a wild left hand from mount and Robson manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Baron tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Baron is looking to advance position but Robson won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Robson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Robson dips to his left and cracks Baron with an uppercut!
Robson misses with the combination.
Robson misses with a jab, cross combination.

Baron throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Robson was covering up waiting for the punch and Baron finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Baron trying to control the position from guard on top but Robson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Baron trying to control the position from guard on top but Robson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baron takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baron looking to pass the guard.
Robson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Baron on the ground.
Robson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Robson is on top in guard.
Robson stopping the sweep attempt from Baron.

Baron is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Robson is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Robson distracts Baron with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Robson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Baron's head.
Robson stands and throws Baron's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Robson working the head with strikes.
Robson trying to control the position but Baron is working away.
Robson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Baron some visible discomfort.
Baron manages to work his way to half guard, despite Robson's best efforts.
Robson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Robson passes to side control.
Gabriel Robson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson controls the position.
Robson working the body and head with strikes.
Baron trying to remain calm as Robson controls from the top position.
Baron is looking to regain half guard here but Robson keeps moving and retains side control.
Robson controlling the position from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Gabriel Robson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Robson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Baron tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Baron looking to throw knees to the head but Robson is blocking nicely.
Robson presses Baron against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mike Baron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baron stalling in the clinch but Robson improves position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Robson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Robson!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khao Dteh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chupa Cobre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chupa Cobre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dteh
vs
Cobre

200 cm
24
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
180 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khao Dteh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chupa Cobre!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dteh stuffs the takedown.
Dteh lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Dteh. No joy for Cobre on that attempt.
Dteh lands with a kick to the temple. Cobre shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dteh throws a front kick that sends Cobre stumbling back into the cage.
Cobre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dteh can pounce on him.
Cobre shoots in and drives through. Dteh sprawls well.
Khao Dteh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chupa Cobre.
Dteh lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dteh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cobre's sensitive parts.
Dteh connects with a high kick.
Dteh plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
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!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dteh.
Dteh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dteh scoring well with a low kick there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cobre.
Cobre looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Dteh lands but Cobre takes it in his stride.
A solid body kick from Dteh.
Dteh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dteh stuffs the takedown attempt from Cobre. Cobre gets slowly back to his feet.
Dteh throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cobre.
Whack! Dteh lands a heavy head kick that drops Cobre. The ref tackles Dteh to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Cobre was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Khao Dteh!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Card Holder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holder comes into the arena with Death March blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Holder
vs
Johnston

180 cm
24
170 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

173 cm
21
180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Card Holder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Johnston!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holder.
Johnston scores with a jab.
Johnston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holder gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Card Holder has been cut.
Johnston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holder looks to throw the jab but Johnston is out of range.

Holder closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Holder not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnston avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Holder.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Holder thows a huge punch but Johnston dodges it nicely.

Holder is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnston has managed to free his arm - good work.
Holder trying to control from half guard but Johnston is working away.

Holder is looking for a kimura but Johnston is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Holder to get the leverage.
Johnston wants to get back to his feet.

Holder is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnston is just riding it out for now. Holder eventually gives up the hold.
Holder trying to control from Johnston's half guard. Johnston has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holder.
Johnston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Holder throwing strikes but missing.
Johnston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Holder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Holder throws a hook but Johnston avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnston was well out of range. Poor timing from Holder.
Holder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnston.
Holder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnston.
Holder fails to land the takedown.
Holder throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnston.
Johnston moves out of range of the strikes.
Holder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Holder misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnston throws a series of punches but Holder moves out of range.
Holder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holder throws out the jab.
Johnston misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Holder misses its intended target.
Johnston blocks a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holder throws a jab when Johnston was well out of range.
Holder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnston is fending him off so far but Holder persists. Nope, Johnston circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Johnston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Card Holder's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Johnston misses with a double jab.
Holder throws a hook but Johnston avoids it easily.
Johnston paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnston slips a jab from Holder.
Johnston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holder circles away quickly and effectively.
Card Holder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holder throws a lazy right hand but Johnston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnston misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holder throws a body punch but Johnston moves out of range.
Johnston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Johnston.
Johnston throws a one two combo.
Johnston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Don Johnston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Holder misses its intended target.

Holder scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Johnston won't allow Holder to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holder trying to control from Johnston's half guard. Johnston has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Holder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Holder is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Johnston is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Johnston has escaped and now he's on top!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Holder is on top in guard.
Holder passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Holder is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Holder looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Holder wants to pass the guard but Johnston is defending well.
Holder throwing shots but Johnston is blocking nicely.

That's four 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.
Johnston is trying to stand back up but Holder is controlling him
Holder is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Holder punching from mount but Johnston doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Johnston is trying to stand.

Holder moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Johnston has worked his arm free - good work by Johnston!
Johnston is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Holder is controlling him well.
Johnston dodges the ground and pound from Holder.
Holder throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Johnston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Card Holder's cut.
That's time! Holder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Holder throws a shot from downtown. Johnston moves away and avoids it.
Johnston fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnston fails to land with a series of punches.
Holder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnston defending well as Holder loads up on a big left hand.
Johnston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holder throws a hook but Johnston blocks it.
Holder throws a hook to the side of Johnston's head but Johnston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnston tries to clinch up but Holder circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston misses with a few strikes there.
Johnston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holder.
Johnston throws a nice looking combination but Holder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnston misses with a double jab.
Johnston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holder throws a big shot that misses.
Holder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Holder misses.
Holder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Holder misses its intended target.

That's two 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.
A punch combination from Johnston misses.
Johnston is looking to clinch.
Holder swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnston.
Johnston throws a nice looking combination but Holder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnston ducks under a wild hook from Holder.

Holder shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Holder throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Holder throws some wild stikes that Johnston manages to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Holder wants to finish this one by submission but Johnston is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Holder.
Holder throws some wild stikes that Johnston manages to avoid easily.
Holder sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Holder moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Johnston has worked his arm free - good work by Johnston!
Holder working the strikes but Johnston uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

Holder is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Holder stops Johnston from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holder passes to side control.

Holder tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Holder looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Johnston is avoiding damage well.
Card Holder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Don Johnston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An elbow from Holder crashes against the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Card Holder showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnston has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Johnston!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Meadows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Meadows might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Punky's Whips. Sanchez has chosen "Stand your ground" by Acarine as his entrance music. Tommy Sanchez struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Meadows
vs
Sanchez

172 cm
23
155 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

170 cm
20
155 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edwin Meadows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meadows goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sanchez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Meadows lands with a big left! Sanchez is wobbled badly! Meadows comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Sanchez to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Edwin Meadows!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Luongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Donavan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luongo comes into the arena with Alexisonfire - The Northern blaring out of the sound system. Scott Donavan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Luongo
vs
Donavan

185 cm
22
170 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
175 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

PWNAGE $19.50 Clothing NY - Over 150 Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francesco Luongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Scott Donavan!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luongo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donavan.
Luongo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Luongo tries a head kick but it misses.
Donavan swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Luongo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Donavan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Luongo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donavan is keeping the position for now.
Donavan controls Luongo momentarily but Luongo frees himself.
Donavan wants to get back to his feet but Luongo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Luongo drops back looking for a leg! Donavan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Donavan manages to kick Luongo off! Luongo jumps back into Donavan's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luongo wants to pass the guard but Donavan is keeping the position.
Luongo trying to control but Donavan is working from the bottom.
Luongo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Luongo stays in close to Donavan's body and controls the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Luongo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Donavan but Donavan pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Luongo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Luongo lands in his opponent's guard.
Luongo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Luongo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Donavan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Luongo controls from within his opponent's guard.

Luongo drops back looking for a leg! Donavan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Donavan manages to kick Luongo off! Luongo jumps back into Donavan's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donavan keeping moving, preventing Luongo from controlling successfully.
Luongo passes into half guard.

Luongo wants to work for an arm triangle but Donavan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Luongo wants to work for an arm triangle but Donavan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Luongo in particular looking to stall.
Luongo is looking to take a break and control but Donavan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Donavan is in trouble now - Luongo has advanced to mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Luongo working for a guillotine from mount but Donavan is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francesco Luongo 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.

Luongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donavan.
Francesco Luongo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luongo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donavan.
Luongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donavan.
Donavan throws a series of punches but Luongo moves out of range.
Donavan lands a nice looking body shot.
Luongo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donavan misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luongo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Donavan.
Donavan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Luongo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Donavan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Luongo trying to control but Donavan is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Luongo has gone for a leg lock! Donavan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Luongo's guard.
Luongo has control of Donavan's left arm, preventing Donavan from doing any damage.
Luongo tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luongo is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luongo managing to control the position.
Donavan wanted to stand there but Luongo had control of the position.
Luongo trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luongo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Luongo is on top in guard.
Luongo trying to control the position from guard on top but Donavan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Luongo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francesco Luongo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Donavan throws a right hand that Luongo ducks under and follows up with a left that Luongo also avoids with ease.
Donavan throws a right and a left that Luongo avoids nicely.
Scott Donavan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luongo shoots in but Donavan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Donavan throws a nice looking combination but Luongo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luongo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Some wild striking there from Donavan.
Luongo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Donavan sprawls well. Donavan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Luongo gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Luongo there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luongo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scott Donavan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luongo slips a jab from Donavan.
Donavan stuffs the takedown attempt from Luongo. Luongo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francesco Luongo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donavan misses with a body shot.
Luongo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Luongo throws a body kick that misses.

Luongo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Donavan is trying to defend but Luongo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Donavan wants to improve his position but Luongo is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Luongo seems to be looking for submissions.
Luongo is pressing down on Donavan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Donavan is holding on for now.
Luongo trying to control from half guard but Donavan is working away.
Luongo slows the pace down in half guard.
Luongo is trying to control the action in half guard but Donavan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Luongo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Donavan defends it well.
Luongo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Donavan tries to roll over but Luongo keeps him under control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Donavan misses with a kick to the body.

That's four 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.
Donavan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luongo moves away.
Luongo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Donavan's waist but Donavan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Luongo off to one side.
Luongo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donavan throws out the jab.
Donavan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Donavan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Luongo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luongo pushes down on Donavan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Luongo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Donavan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francesco Luongo clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice takedown defense from Donavan. No joy for Luongo on that attempt.
Luongo shoots in for a takedown but Donavan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Luongo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francesco Luongo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donavan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Donavan misses.

Luongo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Donavan controls Luongo momentarily but Luongo frees himself.

Luongo 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.
Luongo looking to sit in guard and control but Donavan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luongo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Luongo trying to control but Donavan is having none of it.

Luongo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Francesco Luongo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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.

Luongo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Donavan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Donavan shrugs it off.

Luongo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Donavan has worked his arm free - good work by Donavan!
Donavan is not content to let Luongo control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luongo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Luongo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Donavan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Donavan trying to remain calm as Luongo controls from the top position.

Luongo is trying to get an arm triangle but Donavan is defending well.

Luongo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Donavan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Luongo but great work by Donavan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luongo is looking to regain half guard here but Donavan keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francesco Luongo had his way with Scott Donavan in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Donavan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Donavan wants it to stay on the feet.
Donavan missing with a left hand there. Luongo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donavan lands a nice shot to the body.
Luongo misses with a two punch combination.
Luongo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Donavan as he avoids it easily.
Donavan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luongo manages to avoid it.
Donavan misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donavan looks to land a combination but Luongo avoids it well.
Donavan misses with a series of wild punches.
Donavan falls off balance throwing a combination

and Luongo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Luongo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Donavan is just riding it out for now. Luongo eventually gives up the hold.
Donavan is in trouble now - Luongo has advanced to mount!

Luongo has hold of Donavan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Donavan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Luongo content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Donavan wants to control but Luongo is having none of it.

Luongo wants to finish this one by submission but Donavan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Luongo.
Luongo avoids the attempt from Donavan to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Luongo looking to secure an arm triangle but Donavan defends it well.
Luongo tries to control but Donavan wriggling away.

Luongo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Luongo seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Donavan is holding on tight.

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.

Luongo wants to finish this one by submission but Donavan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Luongo.
Luongo trying to control but Donavan is having none of it.
Scott Donavan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Francesco Luongo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Luongo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 50:45
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francesco Luongo!