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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duarte is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Go 2 Sleep by Ludacris. This should be a great matchup!
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Marcos Duarte!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnelly lands with a shot to the body.
Brian Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duarte gets a double leg takedown into Donnelly's guard.
Duarte landing some decent shots from guard.
Donnelly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Donnelly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Duarte is fighting to break Donnelly's control of his arms but Donnelly is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Donnelly is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donnelly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly working a defensive guard here.
Duarte postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Donnelly keeping full guard, as Duarte tries to pass.
Donnelly controls Duarte momentarily but Duarte frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte scoring with some ground and pound.
Donnelly wants to stand but Duarte is controlling the position.
Duarte trying to control but Donnelly is working from the bottom.
Duarte throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donnelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duarte won't allow Donnelly to get back to his feet.
Duarte scoring with some ground and pound.
Duarte works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Duarte is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Donnelly gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Donnelly is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Donnelly stalls.
Donnelly breaks from the clinch.
Donnelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duarte.
Donnelly sets himself, and Duarte steps forward looking for the clinch! Donnelly avoids it this time.
Nice takedown defense from Donnelly. No joy for Duarte on that attempt.
Duarte shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Donnelly as he avoids it easily.
Duarte avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duarte counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donnelly misses with a low kick.
Duarte steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Donnelly.
Donnelly cracks the inside of Duarte's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Duarte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donnelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duarte is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Duarte goes for a double leg but Donnelly avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Donnelly continues to drive forward.
Brian Donnelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Duarte.
Donnelly lands with a slapping head kick.
Donnelly digs a good hook to Duarte's body.
Duarte takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donnelly connects with a body shot.
Duarte has a takedown stuffed.
The fighters circling - Donnelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Donnelly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Duarte has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Duarte and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Donnelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donnelly throws a low kick but Duarte moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly misses with a hook
and Duarte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duarte takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Marcos Duarte 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!
Donnelly leaves Duarte with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Duarte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donnelly digs a good body shot into Duarte's ribs.
Duarte takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Donnelly throws a sloppy head kick
and Duarte counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Donnelly pushes Duarte off and gets back to his feet.
Duarte throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Donnelly's waist but Donnelly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Duarte off to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Donnelly.
Duarte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donnelly can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Donnelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Duarte's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Donnelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duarte throws out the jab.
Duarte blocks a head kick by Donnelly.
Donnelly lands a slapping body shot.
Donnelly cracks Duarte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donnelly misses with a low kick.
Duarte is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Donnelly scoring well with a low kick there.
Donnelly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Duarte.
Donnelly throws a solid leg kick but Duarte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Donnelly.
Duarte with a lazy takedown attempt
and Donnelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duarte avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly misses the body punch
and Duarte decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Donnelly's guard.
Donnelly wants to stand and escape but Duarte is having none of it.
Duarte throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donnelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly wants to stand but Duarte is controlling the position.
Duarte has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Donnelly keeping moving, preventing Duarte from controlling successfully.
Donnelly wants to stand up but Duarte is controlling him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Duarte is looking to score with low kicks.
Donnelly throws a shot to the body.
Duarte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donnelly sets himself, and Duarte steps forward looking for the clinch! Donnelly avoids it this time.
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.
Donnelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duarte.
Donnelly is looking to chop away at Duarte's legs.
Donnelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brian Donnelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donnelly tried to score with a low kick but Duarte checks it.
Duarte blocks the body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Duarte is looking for a takedown.
Brian Donnelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Duarte.
Donnelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donnelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donnelly presses Duarte against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Duarte tries to pull guard but Donnelly won't allow it.
Donnelly is pushing Duarte up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Donnelly stalling in the clinch.
Donnelly seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Donnelly after a bit of a struggle.
Donnelly lands a shot to the body.
Donnelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duarte can do to turn this around?
Duarte has Donnelly pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Donnelly manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Duarte is breathing heavily.
Duarte scores with a shoulder strike.
Donnelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duarte checks a leg kick.
And Duarte tries to counter it with a takedown but Donnelly pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Duarte avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Brian Donnelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Donnelly connects with a looping right hand.
Donnelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duarte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Duarte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duarte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donnelly misses with a wild body shot.
Duarte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duarte tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A cross from Donnelly lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly lands a head kick!
Donnelly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duarte counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Donnelly both land. Nice combination.
Donnelly misses with a leg kick.
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses.
Donnelly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Donnelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duarte decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Donnelly is trying to stand.
Duarte slips a nice elbow through Donnelly's hands, connecting with Donnelly's forehead.
Donnelly looks like he's trying to stand up.
Donnelly makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Donnelly.
Donnelly wants to stand up but Duarte is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Donnelly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Duarte's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Donnelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duarte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donnelly works the jab nicely.
A combination from Donnelly does no damage.
Donnelly swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Duarte counters with a takedown into side control.
Duarte landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Duarte trying to control the position but Donnelly is working away.
Duarte looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Donnelly is avoiding damage well.
Duarte throws an elbow but Donnelly slips to the side and avoids it well.
Duarte cracks Donnelly with a big right hand but Donnelly just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've been hearing good reports from Donnelly's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Duarte lands a few punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duarte landing strikes.
Donnelly is trying to improve his position.
Donnelly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Duarte on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly wants to get back to his feet but Duarte drags him back down.
Donnelly is working to avoid the ground and pound but Duarte connects with a decent elbow.
Donnelly managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Duarte.
Donnelly is trying to get back to his feet.
Donnelly is looking to regain half guard here but Duarte keeps moving and retains side control.
Duarte lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duarte lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Donnelly down.
Duarte lands some shots froms side control.
Duarte lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Donnelly takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Marcos Duarte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Donnelly tries to escape but Duarte is in control.
Duarte grinds an elbow into Donnelly's temple.
Donnelly explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
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!
Donnelly throws a leg kick
and Duarte counters with a nice uppercut.
Donnelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Duarte tries to clinch but Donnelly is having none of it.
A big left from Donnelly misses.
Donnelly throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Duarte counter with a right hand.
Duarte is looking to chop away at Donnelly's legs.
Duarte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donnelly.
Duarte throws out a counter right but Donnelly avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly throws a low kick but Duarte avoids it.
Donnelly misses with a hook
and Duarte counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Duarte.
Duarte keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Donnelly's head.
Duarte looking to pass the guard.
Duarte with a flurry of punches that miss.
Duarte postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duarte accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Donnelly wants to sweep but no luck.
Duarte throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Donnelly wants to get back to his feet but Duarte passes into half guard.
Donnelly is trying to stand up here but Duarte is controlling him well.
Brian Donnelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Donnelly has managed to free his arm - good work.
Duarte working Donnelly over with strikes.
Donnelly wants to control but Duarte is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Donnelly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Duarte.
Donnelly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Duarte scores with a couple of nice shots.
Duarte is trying to control. Donnelly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Duarte is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Donnelly has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Duarte lands a nice short elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Duarte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Donnelly has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Donnelly!
Brian Donnelly made sure to mention his sponsor, Bullet Proof System in his post fight interview.
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