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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liam Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Alvado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvado is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Obie Trice - Ups & Downs. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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156 lbs
46 - 21 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class 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
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pablo Alvado!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvado misses with a hook. Donnelly ducked under it nicely.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Jab, jab by Donnelly - just one landing.
Donnelly tries to clinch there but Alvado circles away.
Donnelly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alvado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alvado throws a body punch but Donnelly moves out of range.
Donnelly misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Donnelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donnelly lands with a hook. Alvado tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Donnelly throws a right hand that misses
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donnelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donnelly.
Alvado replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Donnelly blocks it well.
A swing and a miss from Donnelly.
Donnelly motions for Alvado to come forward. Donnelly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donnelly punishes Alvado's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alvado throws a wild body kick that Donnelly sees coming a mile off.
Donnelly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donnelly connects with a crisp jab.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Donnelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donnelly wants to land a leg kick but Alvado is out of range.
Donnelly throws a hook but Alvado blocks it.
Alvado lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Donnelly finds it's way through Alvado's defenses.
Alvado slips under a jab from Donnelly.
Alvado steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Donnelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvado.
Good standup being displayed there by Alvado as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnelly throws a push kick but Alvado slaps the foot to one side.
Donnelly takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvado.
Alvado's coach down at K.O.N.Y. was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Alvado's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A head kick misses from Donnelly.
Donnelly stuns Alvado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - Donnelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donnelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
And Alvado responds with a good body kick, but Donnelly manages to step out the way in time.
We've been told by Donnelly's head coaches at Wild Card that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alvado misses with a two punch combination.
Donnelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donnelly misses with a straight right.
Alvado throws a big shot that misses.
Donnelly misses with a body shot
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvado throws a head kick that misses.
Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donnelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado throws a body kick that misses.
Donnelly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Donnelly defending well as Alvado loads up on a big left hand.
Liam Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Donnelly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a good cross that connects.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donnelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Donnelly slips a straight right by Alvado.
Donnelly thuds a left hand into Alvado's body.
Donnelly throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Donnelly connects with a nice looking jab.
Alvado blocks a jab.
Donnelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alvado's head backwards.
Donnelly looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Alvado scores with a shot to the body.
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 misses with a leg kick.
Alvado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donnelly is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado lands a nice looking body shot.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
A little jabbing left from Alvado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alvado fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Donnelly. That snapped Alvado's head back.
Alvado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donnelly misses with a looping left.
Alvado thinks about the counter body kick.
Alvado moves out of range as Donnelly strikes.
Donnelly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Donnelly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Donnelly misses.
A little jabbing left from Alvado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alvado misses with a hook.
Alvado takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donnelly scores with a jab to the head.
A jab lands there for Donnelly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Donnelly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Donnelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Donnelly.
Alvado misses with a shot to the body
and Donnelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Donnelly jabs at Alvado's body.
Alvado throws a right and a left that Donnelly avoids nicely.
Alvado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Donnelly.
Donnelly is looking to slow Alvado down with leg kicks.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Donnelly.
Donnelly clinches up with Alvado and pushes him back against the cage.
Donnelly tries to throw a body punch but Alvado avoids it by throwing Donnelly back against the cage.
Alvado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donnelly misses with a hook
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
Donnelly lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donnelly has managed to clinch.
Donnelly misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Donnelly.
Alvado can't break the clinch.
Donnelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvado's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donnelly.
Donnelly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donnelly's elbow.
Donnelly throws a head punch that misses.
Donnelly lands a body shot.
Donnelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alvado lands a hook that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Donnelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvado.
Donnelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donnelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvado prevents a body shot from Donnelly.
Alvado prevents a body shot from Donnelly.
Alvado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvado working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvado is trying to break the clinch but Donnelly is controlling him.
Alvado misses with the head strike.
Donnelly lands with a right to the head.
Donnelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvado breaks the clinch.
Donnelly motions for Alvado to come forward. Donnelly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Donnelly looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Donnelly drives through and clinches with Alvado against the cage.
Alvado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donnelly misses with a looping left.
Alvado rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice body punch from Donnelly.
Donnelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donnelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donnelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvado can do to turn this around?
Donnelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Donnelly misses.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
A jab from Alvado misses.
Alvado moves out of range as Donnelly throws a body kick.
Donnelly throws the left hand but Alvado avoids the punch easily.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Donnelly throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Donnelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Alvado let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alvado throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice cross by Alvado.
Donnelly throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Donnelly lands a nice looking body shot.
A lazy left from Donnelly finds it's target.
Donnelly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Donnelly there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Donnelly misses.
It seemed like Alvado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donnelly instigates a clinch.
Donnelly misses with some punches.
Donnelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alvado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donnelly misses with a hook.
It seemed like Alvado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donnelly.
Donnelly missing with a left hand there. Alvado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donnelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvado throws a jab but it's blocked by Donnelly.
Donnelly jabs at Alvado's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Donnelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donnelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Donnelly dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Donnelly lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donnelly. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donnelly swings widly with a right hand
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donnelly throws a wild body kick that Alvado sees coming a mile off.
Donnelly lands the left hand.
A slow jab from Donnelly misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Donnelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donnelly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alvado.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donnelly. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donnelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly lands a lovely overhand right.
Donnelly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alvado has a couple of punches blocked by Donnelly.
Donnelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Donnelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donnelly connects with a leg kick. Alvado looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
Liam Donnelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvado swinging wildly here.
Donnelly ducks under a wild hook from Alvado.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Donnelly misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
Alvado scores with a jab to the body.
Donnelly clobbers Alvado with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donnelly looks to clinch
and Alvado counters with a nice body shot.
Donnelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Pablo Alvado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Donnelly.
Donnelly moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvado cracks Donnelly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donnelly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donnelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Donnelly clobbers Alvado with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donnelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado takes a swing at Donnelly's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for Donnelly.
Donk. Alvado catches Donnelly right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Alvado misses.
Donnelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alvado's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
Donnelly wants to land a leg kick but Alvado is out of range.
Alvado misses with an uppercut.
Donnelly throwing a counter right hand but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Donnelly goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alvado lands a nice looking body kick.
Donnelly tries to land a body kick
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvado has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Donnelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Donnelly scores with a body shot.
Alvado scores with a hook.
Donnelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donnelly looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Donnelly's corner calls for a 1-2. Donnelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donnelly misses with a body shot
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
Alvado sends Donnelly crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Alvado is motioning to the referee to let Donnelly up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Donnelly is rocked!
It looks like Liam Donnelly has been cut.
Donnelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado.
Alvado now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oh Donnelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvado looks to land a combination but Donnelly avoids it well.
Donnelly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
Donnelly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alvado counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Donnelly out cold! What a finish! Alvado is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Alvado!
A relieved looking Pablo Alvado thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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