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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bear Claw (ranked 6607 p4p, 509 weight class) and Donald Fonald (ranked 4262 p4p, 409 weight class). Donald Fonald has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bear Claw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Fonald!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claw walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fonald has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Claw is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fonald scores with a jab to the body.
Fonald has managed to clinch.
Claw trying to stall but Fonald improves his position.
Claw has Fonald pressed against the cage.
Fonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fonald connects with a single shot there.
Fonald throws a right and a left that both miss.
Claw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Claw throws a push kick but Fonald slaps the foot to one side.
Fonald wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fonald lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Claw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fonald circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Fonald.
Claw darts in and clinches Fonald up against the cage.
Fonald breaks the clinch.
Claw misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fonald closes the distance and pushes Claw back into the cage.
Fonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fonald darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Claw moves to clinch but Fonald breaks away
and Fonald counters with a left to the body.
Claw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice shot by Fonald.
A shot to the liver by Fonald. Beautiful body shot.
Claw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Claw chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fonald can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Claw tries to clinch there but Fonald circles away.
Claw is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Claw throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Claw.
Fonald misses with a two punch combination.
Claw seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fonald moves into the clinch successfully.
Fonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Claw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fonald rushes Claw and presses him up against the cage.
Fonald manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Fonald.
Fonald throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fonald scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Fonald.
Claw takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fonald lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fonald clobbers Claw with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Claw drives through and clinches with Fonald against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonald manages to break the clinch.
Fonald gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Claw pushes Fonald up against the cage in a clinch.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Fonald avoids the damage to the body.
Fonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Claw misses with a body kick.
Fonald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Claw takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fonald slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Claw throws the kick towards the body but Fonald avoids it.
Fonald lands a body shot.
Claw throws a series of punches but Fonald moves out of range.
Claw takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Claw tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Fonald was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claw takes one to the chin there.
Fonald's corner calls for a 1-2. Fonald obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fonald takes the fight into the clinch.
Fonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fonald is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Claw had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fonald scores with a three punch combo!
Fonald tries a head kick but it misses.
Fonald lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Claw tries to clinch but Fonald moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Fonald blocks the low kick.
Despite the aggression on Fonald's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Claw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Claw tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Fonald releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Claw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fonald lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Fonald dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Claw throws a head kick that misses.
Claw moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFonald.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fonald.
Fonald throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fonald lands a body shot.
Fonald rushes Claw and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Fonald avoids the damage to the body.
Fonald manages to break the clinch.
Fonald lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Claw looks to land a combination but Fonald avoids it well.
Fonald lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Claw backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fonald scores with a hook.
Fonald cracks Claw with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Claw gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fonald lands the left hand.
Fonald cracks Claw with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fonald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Claw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw misses with a wild combination.
Fonald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Claw.
Fonald lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Claw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Claw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fonald wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Claw doesn't manage to clinch there - Fonald circles away.
Fonald moves into the clinch successfully.
Fonald is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fonald lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fonald scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Claw doesn't seem bothered though.
Fonald gets a clinch.
Fonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Fonald. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claw takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fonald misses with a few strikes there.
Claw fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fonald is out of range.
Donald Fonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fonald drives through and clinches with Claw against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Claw.
Fonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fonald moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Claw throws a nice inside leg kick.
Claw gets tackled into the cage by Fonald. Fonald maintains the clinch.
Fonald managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
Donald Fonald seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fonald lands with a shot to the body.
Claw looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jab by Fonald.
Fonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Claw.
Fonald looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Claw misses with a wild combination.
Fonald rushes Claw and presses him up against the cage.
Claw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fonald blocks it with crossed arms.
Fonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Claw. Those never looked like landing.
Claw doesn't manage to clinch there - Fonald circles away.
Claw attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fonald connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fonald connects with a good right hand that stumbles Claw. Claw circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fonald pushes Claw up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fonald breaks the clinch.
Fonald instigates a clinch.
Fonald blocks the elbow strike.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Fonald avoids the damage to the body.
Claw looking to stall.
Fonald breaks the clinch.
Claw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fonald blocks a head kick by Claw.
Claw has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fonald finds it's way round the side to connect with Claw's head.
Fonald jabs Claw right on the nose. Claw blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Fonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Claw takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fonald darts in and clinches Claw up against the cage.
Fonald manages to break the clinch.
Fonald lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fonald slips a jab and a cross from Claw.
Claw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bear Claw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fonald lands a slapping body shot.
Fonald tries to keep at a distance but Claw has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Claw walks into a straight right hand from Fonald.
Claw avoids a kick to the body.
Fonald lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fonald throws a head kick but Claw moves out of range.
Claw throws a wild body kick that Fonald sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonald fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Claw, pushing him back against the cage.
Claw wants to stall.
Fonald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fonald as Claw tries to tie him up.
Fonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fonald with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Claw avoids the head kick by Fonald.
Claw is looking to counter the offense by Fonald and move into the clinch.
Fonald slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fonald lands a leg kick that knocks Claw off balance momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Claw.
Claw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Claw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Claw tries to keep at a distance but Fonald has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw avoiding damage.
Fonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donk. Fonald catches Claw right on the button with a cross.
Claw misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fonald moves into the clinch.
Fonald manages to break the clinch.
Fonald scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fonald scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Fonald does it's job there.
Fonald has managed to clinch.
Fonald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonald managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
A short body shot lands from Fonald as the two fighters clinch.
Fonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Claw.
Fonald scores with a punch to the head.
Claw just misses with a punch to the body.
Fonald takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Claw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fonald.
Fonald is looking for the big counter here.
Claw has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fonald.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Claw takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Claw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fonald uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Claw has time to react.
Fonald scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fonald scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claw tried to score with a low kick but Fonald checks it.
Fonald closes the distance and pushes Claw back into the cage.
Fonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Fonald scores with a four punch combination!
Claw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fonald lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Claw missing with a left hand there. Fonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Claw tries to bum rush Fonald with a series of wild strikes but Fonald uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fonald shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Claw eats them both and turns towards Fonald to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fonald scores with a punch to the head.
Fonald lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Claw needs to keep his hands up - Fonald had a free shot at his head there.
Claw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bear Claw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Claw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Fonald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fonald has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Fonald!
Our winner, Donald Fonald, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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