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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Zing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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182 lbs
15 - 12 - 1 |
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185 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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Decent boxing
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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
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donnie Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Zing!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zing gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zing tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zing prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zing gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Zing wants to take a breather but Darko is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zing thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darko's head.
Darko trying to control but Zing postures up.
Darko tries to get to full guard but Zing has control of the leg.
Zing is looking to take a break and control but Darko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zing thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darko's head.
Zing is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Zing punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zing putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Zing connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Darko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zing scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Darko regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Darko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zing is looking to take a break and control but Darko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zing working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darko is looking for a sweep. Zing is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zing not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Darko tries to get to full guard but Zing has control of the leg.
Zing trying to mount his opponent but Darko defends it.
Zing thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darko's head.
Darko won't allow Zing to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko wants to control but Zing is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Darko gets back to full guard.
Darko keeping moving, preventing Zing from controlling successfully.
Zing won't allow Darko to sweep him here.
Zing pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Darko is keeping the position for now.
Darko keeping moving, preventing Zing from controlling successfully.
Zing stopping the sweep attempt from Darko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko keeping moving, preventing Zing from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gabriel Zing wasn't active enough on the ground.
Zing tries to clinch up but Darko circles away and keeps his distance.
Zing tries for a takedown but Darko circles away easily
and Darko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zing shoots in for a takedown but Darko shows good takedown defense.
Donnie Darko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Zing.
Zing shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Zing has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Darko regains half guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zing trying to control from half guard but Darko is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Darko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Zing dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Darko tries to clinch up but Zing circles away and keeps his distance.
Zing throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Darko was covering up waiting for the punch and Zing finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Zing passes into half guard.
Darko is looking for a sweep. Zing is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zing is thwarting Darko's attempts to control the position.
Darko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zing.
Zing passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Darko!
Darko tries to hold on but Zing pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zing throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Zing scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Darko?
Zing landing strikes from the mount.
Zing connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Darko gets back to half guard.
Darko is pressing down on Zing's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Darko working a defensive guard here.
Darko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zingis looking to pass into half guard but Darko pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Darko is in guard.
Zing trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darko looking to sit in guard and control but Zing gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zing accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Darko has control of Zing's left arm, preventing Zing from doing any damage.
Darko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zing tries to kick Darko off but Darko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Darko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zing is trying to stand up here but Darko is controlling him well.
Darko wants to take a breather but Zing is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko controlling the pace.
Zing is refusing to be controlled, as Darko sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Donnie Darko.
Zing misses with a takedown
and Darko counters by moving into the clinch.
Darko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zing avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Darko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zing turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Zing manages to end up in side control.
Zing lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zing trying to control the action but Darko is working from the bottom.
Darko is looking for a sweep.
Darko is not content to let Zing control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zing looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Darko is avoiding damage well.
Zing tries to score with some ground and pound. Darko controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zing works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Darko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zing working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Zing showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Zing fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zing is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gabriel Zing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Donnie Darko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Zing.
Darko shoots in for a takedown but Zing shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zing fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zing tries to score a power double leg takedown but Darko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zing somewhat.
Darko forces Zing back against the cage and clinches.
Zing lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Zing tries to pass to full mount but Darko defends it.
Darko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zing scoring with punches to the head and body.
Darko controls Zing momentarily but Zing frees himself.
Zing throws a big elbow that misses.
Zing throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zing slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Zing tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Zing throws a strike aimed at the side of Darko's head but Darko avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gabriel Zing has got the better of the ground game so far.
Darko wants to pass to mount but Zing is defending the position.
Darko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Darko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zing is looking to escape.
Darko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Darko prevents Zing from standing back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darko throwing shots but Zing is blocking nicely.
Darko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Darko trying to pass the guard but Zing defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zing on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Darko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zing's head.
Zing wants to get back to his feet.
Zing keeping hold of Darko's head, controlling as best he can.
Zing is trying to stand.
Darko is looking to take a break and control but Zing is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Darko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko is trying to control the action in half guard but Zing is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Darko is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Darko cracks Zing with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It looks like Gabriel Zing has been cut.
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!
Zing's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Darko tries to control but Zing wriggling away.
Darko working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Donnie Darko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Darko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Zing is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darko drops a big elbow. That's hurt Zing! More shots from Darko and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donnie Darko!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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