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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donato Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Manchester Orchestra - Virgin. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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157 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Reese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Donato Russo!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reese stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reese wants it to stay on the feet.
Reese shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Russo but Russo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reese throws a leg kick but Russo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Russo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reese scoring well with a low kick there.
Reese takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Russo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reese as he jumps to the side.
Russo throws a jab when Reese was well out of range.
Russo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kyle Reese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donato Russo.
Reese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russo.
Reese just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reese connects with an inside leg kick.
Reese lands a body shot.
Russo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reese connects with a leg kick. Russo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice sprawl there from Reese as Russo shoots in.
Reese shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Reese not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reese throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reese lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reese missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Russo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Reese thows a huge punch but Russo dodges it nicely.
Reese with the ground and pound but Russo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Reese works over Russo with some ground and pound from guard.
Reese lands a couple of digs.
Reese trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reese throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reese lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Russo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reese stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Russo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Russo wants to sweep but no luck.
Russo is trying to control the position but Reese postures up.
Reese throws an elbow that misses. Russo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reese's guard. Nice move by Russo!
Reese is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russo is in close to Reese's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese looking for a guillotine here but Russo defends easily.
Russo is fighting to break Reese's control of his arms but Reese is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Russo pushing down on Reese's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Reese looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Russo prevents Reese from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo is looking for a kimura but Reese is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Russo to get the leverage.
Reese gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Reese dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Russo shoots in but no luck this time.
Reese drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Reese tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Russo dodges the ground and pound from Reese.
Reese throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Russo parries the strikes from Reese easily there. Reese is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Russo to escape.
Reese throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Reese working the ground and pound from side control.
Reese postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Russo parries the strikes from Reese easily there. Reese is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Russo to escape.
Russo dodges the ground and pound from Reese.
Reese in side control, throwing shots but Russo defends.
Russo is trying to control Reese's posture but Reese avoids it.
Reese looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Russo is avoiding damage well.
Reese cracks Russo with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese is working Russo over with some ground and pound from side control.
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!
Russo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Reese.
Reese working the ground and pound.
Russo dodges the ground and pound from Reese.
Russo is looking to reverse the position.
Reese tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Reese has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Reese throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Reese working the ground and pound but Russo is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Reese looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Russo is avoiding damage well.
Russo is trying to control Reese's posture but Reese avoids it.
Russo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Reese off and has taken his back!
Russo not allowing Reese to control his hands.
Reese tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese manages to reverse the position and now he's in Russo's guard. Nice work there by Reese.
Reese throws a big right hand that misses.
Reese throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Russo working a defensive guard here.
Russo has control of Reese's left arm, preventing Reese from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reese working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Reese dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Russo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Russo misses with a takedown attempt - Reese sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Russo lands a high kick!
It looks like Kyle Reese has been cut.
Reese looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Reese there.
Russo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reese.
Reese throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reese throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Russo to regain full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo has momentary wrist control but Reese slips an elbow through the middle.
Reese is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Russo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reese keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Russo's head.
Reese in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reese with a flurry of punches that miss.
Russo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reese chips away with some ground and pound.
Reese throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese throws a strike but Russo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reese trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Reese throws his legs up looking for a submission but Russo uses it to pass to side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reese gets back to half guard.
Reese actively working from the bottom here.
Kyle Reese overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Russo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Russo lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese wants to improve his position but Russo is controlling well.
Russo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Russo wants to take a breather but Reese is having none of it.
Reese trying to control here.
Donato Russo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reese moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Reese lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Russo!
Reese sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese punching from mount but Russo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Russo is trying desperately to improve position.
Russo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Poor strikes thrown by Reese there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Reese landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Reese throws a sloppy strike and Russo uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Russo has ended up in Reese's guard.
Reese is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Russo can do to turn this around?
Reese looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Reese showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reese 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Reese!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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