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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerrod Best (ranked 9218 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Dondy (ranked 6517 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerrod Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donny Dondy!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best shoots in looking for a takedown but Dondy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Best's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dondy lands a left and a right that send Best crashing to the mat, dazed. Dondy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Jerrod Best has been cut.
Best shoots in for a takedown but Dondy shows good takedown defense.
Best shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dondy as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerrod Best. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Best tries to keep at a distance but Dondy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dondy breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dondy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Best gets caught napping as Dondy dives in and scores a takedown. Best manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dondy trying to control but Best is working from the bottom.
Dondy pushes down on Best's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dondy is trying to control the action in half guard but Best is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Dondy is going to stand back up.
Best preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Dondy is looking to take a break and control but Best is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dondy is looking to advance position but Best won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Best is looking to control Dondy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Best avoid being mounted?
Best keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dondy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dondy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dondy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Best defending well though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dondy throws a low kick but Best avoids it.
Best has a takedown stuffed.
Best gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dondy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dondy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dondy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Best has his hands on Dondy's head, controlling the position.
Dondy wants to stand but Best is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dondy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Best pulls Dondy in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dondy trying to control the position from guard on top but Best is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Best is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dondy trying to control but Best is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Dondy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerrod Best's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dondy looks to clinch
and Best counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dondy missing with punches from the bottom.
Best is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dondy wants to get back to full guard.
Best not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Best there.
Best throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dondy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Best loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Best trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dondy's guard.
Best scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Best's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dondy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Best has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Best landing some decent shots from guard.
Dondy is striking from the bottom but Best uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Dondy is trying to maintain the position but Best is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Best working over Dondy with some ground and pound. Dondy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dondy is controlling Best's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Best sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Best working Dondy over with strikes.
Dondy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Best working over Dondy with some ground and pound. Dondy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Best looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dondy is trying to control but can't.
Best missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dondy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Best working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Best postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Best accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Best's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dondy tries to strike from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Best's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dondy trying to control the position.
Best content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Best is working Dondy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dondy 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.
Best landing some decent shots from guard.
Best working some strikes from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dondy throws his legs up looking for a submission but Best uses it to pass to side control.
Dondy is breathing heavily.
Best lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerrod Best dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jerrod Best's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Best fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dondy shoots in and gets a takedown into Best's guard.
Jerrod Best overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Best is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Best looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dondy is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dondy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Best controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dondy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Best wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Best is working hard here to advance position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dondy tries to clinch
so Best counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dondy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Best defends it easily.
Best content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best landing with the ground and pound.
Dondy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Best manages to get himself to full guard.
Best escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dondy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Best seems keen to control Dondy's posture.
Dondy wants to stand but Best has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dondy trying to control the position from guard on top but Best is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Best trying to keep a closed guard but Dondy is proving a slippery customer.
Best pulls Dondy in close to his closed guard and prevents Dondy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dondy wanted to stand there but Best had control of the position.
That's four 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.
Dondy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Best is looking to improve his position.
Dondy slows the pace down in half guard.
Best keeping hold of Dondy's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Best changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dondy tries to avoid it but Best manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dondy to the ground. Dondy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dondy looking to score a takedown here. Best is defending well but Dondy drives through and ends up in Best's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donny Dondy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dondy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donny Dondy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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