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Event:
Havoc Weekend War 2
Date: Jan 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Donovan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD2#
and Potapenko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Donovan won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potapenko wants to control but Donovan is keeping him busy.
Potapenko with the ground and pound but Donovan regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Potapenko thows a huge punch but Donovan dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Potapenko throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Donovan to regain full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potapenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #ES#
Donovan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Donovan swings for the body but Potapenko moves out of range.
Donovan tries to clinch up but Potapenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Potapenko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1##TD2#
Potapenko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Potapenko showed some decent athleticism there.
Donovan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Potapenko.
Potapenko working over Donovan with some ground and pound. Donovan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Potapenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Donovan's head.
Still in half guard, Potapenko seems content to control.
Potapenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Donovan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Potapenko.
Potapenko controlling the action here.
Potapenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T2#
Potapenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Donovan defending well though.
Potapenko passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Donovan!
Potapenko throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Donovan is squirming around, avoiding Potapenko's attempts to control the action.
Donovan really wants to buck Potapenko off and get back to his feet.
Potapenko looking to control and managing it successfully.
Potapenko punishing his opponent with strikes.
Potapenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T3#
Donovan is in a horrible position here. Potapenko smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Potapenko landing strikes, looking to finish!
Potapenko is landing with some decent strikes but Donovan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Potapenko is landing with some decent strikes but Donovan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#ROC2#
Donovan is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Zeke Donovan has been cut.
Potapenko misses with a head shot.
Oh Donovan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Potapenko throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Donovan seems to have got his legs back now.
Potapenko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Donovan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#CUT2#
Zeke Donovan's cut is getting worse.
Potapenko lands a big shot to the head and Donovan winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alexey Potapenko!
Zeke Donovan was interviewed post fight and said 'I underestimated my opponent, and didn't try as hard I could have. He was the better man. Simple as that.'.
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Event:
CFC 413 - Olympics Rd 2
Date: Dec 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Donovan thuds his right hand into Browne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT#
It looks like Travis Browne has been cut.
Donovan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donovan throws a body shot but no joy.
Browne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Donovan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Browne counters with a nice body shot.
Donovan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Browne to score with a decent uppercut.
Donovan throws the left hand but Browne avoids the punch easily.
Donovan scores with a head kick. Browne tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Donovan looks to score with a jab to the body but Browne is just out of range.
Donovan is looking to clinch but Browne is avoiding it.
Browne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Browne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donovan can pounce on him.
Donovan throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Donovan.
Browne clobbers Donovan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CUT2#
It looks like Zeke Donovan has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Browne throws a hook but Donovan blocks it.#T1#
Browne blocks a jab.
Browne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Browne moves out of range of the body kick from Donovan.
Donovan tries to clinch there but Browne circles away.
Browne throws out a counter right but Donovan avoids it with no problem.
Donovan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zeke Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donovan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Browne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Browne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Browne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Browne avoids the body shot from Donovan.
Browne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Donovan clobbers Browne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donovan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Donovan just misses with a punch to the body.
Donovan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donovan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Browne to counter with a crisp jab. #T2##CL#
Donovan clinches up with Browne and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Browne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donovan wants to clinch
and Browne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Donovan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donovan throws a head kick that misses
and Browne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donovan keeps Browne at a distance using the push kick.
Donovan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Browne manages to avoid it.
Browne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Donovan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Donovan throws a head kick that Browne semi-blocks.
Browne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Donovans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T3#
Browne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Browne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donovan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donovan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Browne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donovan.
Donovan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donovan lands with a right hand.
Donovan slips under a jab.
Browne slips under a jab from Donovan.
Browne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Donovan tries a head kick but it misses.
Browne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Donovan wants to clinch.
Browne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Browne might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T4#
Browne throws an overhand right that lands on Donovan's shoulder, as Donovan tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Donovan misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Donovan.
Donovan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Browne moves away.
Browne throws out a counter right but Donovan avoids it with no problem.#KD#
Donovan lands a big head kick that sends Browne tumbling to the mat! Donovan takes a step backwards and waves Browne back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#
That has opened up Travis Browne's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donovan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Browne.
Donovan is looking to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Donovan.#KD#
Donovan lands a big head kick that sends Browne tumbling to the mat! Donovan takes a step backwards and waves Browne back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Browne is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donovan misses with a hook. Browne ducked under it nicely.
Browne is still on wobbly legs! Can Donovan finish him?
Donovan loads up on a big right hand but Browne slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Browne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Donovan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Browne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Browne seems to have recovered his senses.
Donovan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Browne.
Donovan thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Browne. That snapped Donovan's head back.
Donovan throws an overhand right that lands on Browne's shoulder, as Browne tries to avoid the shot.
Donovan tries to close the distance and clinch but Browne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Browne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donovan throws an overhand right that lands on Browne's shoulder, as Browne tries to avoid the shot.
Browne throws out a counter right but Donovan avoids it with no problem.
Donovan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Browne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donovan connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Browne checks the leg kick.
Browne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donovan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Browne.
Browne moves out of range of the body kick.
Zeke Donovan is winning the standup battle so far.
Browne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Donovan on the side of the head. #T1#
Donovan misses with an uppercut
and Browne counters with a nice body shot.
Donovan misses with a combination
and Browne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Browne lands a lovely overhand right.
Donovan throws a sloppy head kick and Browne moves out of range easily.
Browne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donovan misses with a left hand
and Browne counters with a straight right hand.
Donovan misses with a body punch
#KD2#
and Browne counters with a nice right hand that sends Donovan toppling to the canvas! Donovan scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Browne finish him?!#ROC2#
Donovan is rocked!#CUT2#
Zeke Donovan's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donovan throws a right hand that misses
and Browne counters with a big right hand! Oh Donovan is in trouble here! Browne follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Browne!
In his post fight interview, Travis Browne started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Zeke Donovan spoke after the fight, saying 'I underestimated my opponent, and didn't try as hard I could have. He was the better man. Simple as that.'.
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Event:
CFC 401
Date: Oct 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Donovan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jedrzejczyk.
Donovan is looking to clinch but Jedrzejczyk is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Jedrzejczyk misses the target.
Donovan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Donovan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jedrzejczyk is looking to counter punch.#CL2#
Donovan takes the fight into the clinch.
Donovan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jedrzejczyk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Donovan.
Jedrzejczyk just leaning against Donovan, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jedrzejczyk working aggressively here.
#BC#
Jedrzejczyk breaks the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk throws a sloppy head kick and Donovan moves out of range easily.
Donovan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jedrzejczyk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jedrzejczyk keeps the fight on the outside.
Jedrzejczyk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Donovan just manages to avoid it.
Jedrzejczyk is looking to score with low kicks.#T1##CL2#
Donovan clinches up with Jedrzejczyk and pushes him back against the cage.
Donovan throws a punch but it's blocked by Jedrzejczyk.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donovan.
Donovan works on Jedrzejczyk's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Jedrzejczyk.
Donovan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donovan misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Donovan.
Donovan swings wildly with an uppercut but Jedrzejczyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donovan misses with an elbow over the top.
Jedrzejczyk blocks a body shot from Donovan.
Jedrzejczyk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donovan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jedrzejczyk takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#
It looks like Jan Jedrzejczyk has been cut.
Donovan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jedrzejczyk backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jedrzejczyk.
Donovan working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jedrzejczyk just leaning against Donovan, taking a breather. #T2#
A short right from Donovan on the inside.
Donovan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jedrzejczyk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donovan blocks the elbow strike.
Donovan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jedrzejczyk backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jedrzejczyk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jedrzejczyk prevents a body shot from Donovan.
Donovan lands a body punch.
Donovan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jedrzejczyk throws a head punch that misses.
Jedrzejczyk can't find room to land a body shot as Donovan controls the action.
Jedrzejczyk tries a knee to the head but Donovan blocks it.
Donovan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Donovan fails to land.
Donovan blocks an uppercut.
Donovan lands a left hand.
Donovan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donovan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Donovan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T3#
Jedrzejczyk lands a nice uppercut.#CUT#
It looks like Zeke Donovan has been cut.#BC#
Jedrzejczyk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jedrzejczyk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Donovan misses the jab.
Donovan moves out of range as Jedrzejczyk strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jedrzejczyk. Donovan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donovan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jedrzejczyk. Jedrzejczyk obviously looking to wear him down.
#CL2#
Donovan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Donovan.
Donovan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jedrzejczyk stalling against the cage.
Jedrzejczyk avoids the elbow strike from Donovan, against the cage.
Donovan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donovan has a couple of punches blocked by Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Jedrzejczyk scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donovan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Donovan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T4#
Donovan pushes Jedrzejczyk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donovan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jedrzejczyk blocks an uppercut.
Jedrzejczyk lands with a short shot to the head.
Donovan lands a damaging elbow.
Donovan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the cage, Donovan throws an elbow but misses.
Donovan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Donovan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jedrzejczyk lands a hook that snaps the head of Donovan backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk is trying to break the clinch but Donovan has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donovan.
Donovan blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Jedrzejczyk fails to land.
Donovan tries to throw a body punch but Jedrzejczyk avoids it by throwing Donovan back against the cage.
Jedrzejczyk blocking some punches.
Jedrzejczyk throws an elbow that misses.
Donovan struggles to land a body shot inside as Jedrzejczyk controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Donovan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Donovan clinches up with Jedrzejczyk and pushes him back against the cage.
Donovan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Donovan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jedrzejczyk.
Donovan scores with a shot to the side of Jedrzejczyk's head.
Jedrzejczyk lands a hook that snaps the head of Donovan backwards.
Donovan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jedrzejczyk can't break the clinch.
Donovan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donovan misses with a punch to the body.
Donovan misses with some punches.
Zeke Donovan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC#
Jedrzejczyk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donovan tries to close the distance and clinch but Jedrzejczyk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Donovan closes the distance and clinches.
Donovan swings wildly with an uppercut but Jedrzejczyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donovan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jedrzejczyk working aggressively here.
Donovan keeps control of Jedrzejczyk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donovan. #T1#
Jedrzejczyk avoids the elbow strike from Donovan, against the cage.
Jedrzejczyk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jedrzejczyk is trying to force a seperation but Donovan has the dominant position.
Stalling in the clinch from Jedrzejczyk.
Donovan misses with some punches.
Donovan throws an elbow but it misses.
A short body shot lands from Donovan as the two fighters clinch.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donovan pushes Jedrzejczyk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donovan lands a hook that snaps the head of Jedrzejczyk backwards.
Donovan tries a body shot but Jedrzejczyk blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Donovan throws an elbow but misses.
Donovan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jedrzejczyk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donovan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jedrzejczyk throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Jedrzejczyk breaks the clinch.
Jedrzejczyk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donovan.
Donovan takes a swing at Jedrzejczyk's ribcage but misses.
Donovan fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T2#
Donovan misses the jab.
Jedrzejczyk tries to land a front kick but Donovan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jedrzejczyk.
Donovan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jedrzejczyk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jedrzejczyk tries to bum rush Donovan with a series of wild strikes but Donovan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donovan wants to clinch
and Jedrzejczyk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donovan thows a body kick. Jedrzejczyk tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Donovan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jedrzejczyk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donovan wants to clinch up but Jedrzejczyk keeps it at a distance.
Jedrzejczyk is looking to chop away at Donovan's legs.
Donovan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Donovan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big left from Jedrzejczyk misses.
Donovan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jedrzejczyk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donovan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jedrzejczyk.
#T3#
Donovan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jedrzejczyk.
Donovan moves out of range of the strikes.
Jedrzejczyk throws a leg kick which misses Donovan's front leg but catches the back leg as Donovan tries to avoid it.
Jedrzejczyk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donovan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#CL2#
Donovan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jedrzejczyk, pushing him back against the cage.
Jedrzejczyk blocks an uppercut.
Donovan pushes off an throws an elbow but Jedrzejczyk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Donovan swings wildly with an uppercut but Jedrzejczyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donovan.
Donovan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jedrzejczyk's defenses.
Jedrzejczyk throws a punch but it's blocked by Donovan.
Donovan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donovan throws a head punch that misses.
Donovan misses with a punch on the inside.
Donovan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jedrzejczyk's elbow.
Jedrzejczyk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jedrzejczyk lands a shoulder strike. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donovan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donovan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Donovan.
Donovan can't find room to land a body shot as Jedrzejczyk controls the action.
Jedrzejczyk throws a punch but it's blocked by Donovan.
Donovan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jedrzejczyk throws a head punch that misses.
Donovan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jedrzejczyk lands a right hand.
Jedrzejczyk avoiding damage as Donovan throws knees to the body.
Donovan lands an elbow inside that Jedrzejczyk shrugs off.
Donovan struggles to land a body shot inside as Jedrzejczyk controls his hands.
Jedrzejczyk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jedrzejczyk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jedrzejczyk throws a head punch that misses.
Jedrzejczyk working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Donovan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Donovan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Jedrzejczyk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL2#
Donovan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jedrzejczyk, pushing him back against the cage.
Jedrzejczyk throws a head punch that misses.
Donovan can't find room to land a body shot as Jedrzejczyk controls the action.
Donovan misses with an elbow over the top.
Donovan swings wildly with an uppercut but Jedrzejczyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jedrzejczyk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donovan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donovan can't find room to land a body shot as Jedrzejczyk controls the action.
Jedrzejczyk working aggressively here.
Donovan lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Jedrzejczyk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jedrzejczyk throws a head kick but Donovan moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk takes a swing at Donovan's ribcage but misses.
Jedrzejczyk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donovan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T1#
Jedrzejczyk blocks a head kick by Donovan.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a low kick as Donovan jumps back.
Jedrzejczyk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jedrzejczyk circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL2#
Donovan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Donovan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jedrzejczyk's elbow.
Donovan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jedrzejczyk has a couple of punches blocked by Donovan.
Donovan gets through Jedrzejczyk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jedrzejczyk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jedrzejczyk prevents a body shot from Donovan.
A short uppercut from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk is trying to maintain a safe position but Donovan gets an underhook and turns Jedrzejczyk into the cage.
Donovan misses with some punches.
Jedrzejczyk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Donovan misses with some punches.
Jedrzejczyk tries to throw a body punch but Donovan avoids it by throwing Jedrzejczyk back against the cage.
Jedrzejczyk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jan Jedrzejczyk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zeke Donovan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Jedrzejczyk tries to throw a body punch but Donovan avoids it by throwing Jedrzejczyk back against the cage.
Jedrzejczyk is struggling to control the position.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a body punch.
Donovan throws a punch but it's blocked by Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk struggles to land a body shot inside as Donovan controls his hands.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a punch to the body.
Jedrzejczyk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donovan backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donovan misses with a punch on the inside.
Donovan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donovan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T3#
Donovan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jedrzejczyk swings wildly with an uppercut but Donovan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jedrzejczyk lands a nice shot to the body.
Jedrzejczyk lands a nice uppercut.
Donovan takes a shot to the head.
Jedrzejczyk throws a punch but it's blocked by Donovan.
Jedrzejczyk has had enough of the clinch but Donovan keeps him there for the moment.
Donovan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a punch on the inside.
Jedrzejczyk throws a head punch that misses.
Donovan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T4#
Donovan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jedrzejczyk struggles to land a body shot inside as Donovan controls his hands.
Jedrzejczyk throws a punch but it's blocked by Donovan.
Jedrzejczyk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk taking a breather. #BC#
Jedrzejczyk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donovan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jedrzejczyk if he has to take too many more of those.
Donovan tries to clinch but Jedrzejczyk is having none of it.
Jedrzejczyk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donovan.
Donovan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Donovan wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Jedrzejczyk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Donovan 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeke Donovan!
Zeke Donovan took some time post fight to say the following; 'It was a great fight. Nothing but respect for my opponent here tonight, and I'm totally for a rematch whenever he wants.'.
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Event:
CFC 394
Date: Sep 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Donovan throws a jab but it's blocked by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin tries to counter with a takedown but Donovan is quick to defend against it.
Ysengrin swats away the attempt to clinch by Donovan.
Ysengrin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ysengrin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#CUT#
It looks like Zeke Donovan has been cut.
Ysengrin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
#CL2#
Donovan clinches up against the cage.
Ysengrin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC#
Ysengrin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Donovan moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Ysengrin breaks the clinch.
Donovan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ysengrin moves away.
Donovan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ysengrin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Donovan's knee momentarily.
Ysengrin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donovan.#CL2#
Donovan rushes Ysengrin and presses him up against the cage.#T1#
Donovan misses with a knee strike.
Donovan misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Ysengrin.
Donovan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ysengrin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Ysengrin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ysengrin controlling the action here for a moment.
Donovan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin scores with a hook to the body.#BC#
Ysengrin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Donovan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ysengrin, pushing him back against the cage.
Ysengrin is trying to force a seperation but Donovan has the dominant position.
Donovan lands a body shot. #T2#
Donovan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ysengrin's efforts to push away.
Ysengrin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donovan lands an elbow inside that Ysengrin shrugs off. #CUT2#
It looks like Cearul Ysengrin has been cut.
Donovan misses with some punches.
Donovan tries a body shot but Ysengrin blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Donovan throws an elbow but misses.
Ysengrin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donovan.
Donovan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ysengrin's elbow.
A short uppercut from Donovan.
Donovan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donovan throws an elbow that misses.
Ysengrin blocking some punches.
A short left from Donovan. #BC#
Ysengrin manages to break the clinch.
#T3#
Donovan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ysengrin misses with a looping right.
Donovan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ysengrin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donovan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.#CL2#
Donovan moves into the clinch.
Donovan misses with some punches.
Donovan has a couple of punches blocked by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin blocks the elbow strike.
Donovan tries to work over Ysengrin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donovan trying to land knees to the body.
#BC#
Ysengrin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ysengrin misses with a looping left.
Donovan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ysengrin lands a jab to Donovan's midsection.#T4#
Ysengrin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Donovan misses with an uppercut.
Ysengrin throws a lazy right hand but Donovan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donovan takes a swing at Ysengrin's ribcage but misses.
Donovan misses with a hook.
A left lands for Ysengrin.
Ysengrin avoids a kick to the body.
#CL2#
Donovan moves into range and clinches up with Ysengrin.
Donovan throws a punch but it's blocked by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin blocks a body shot from Donovan.
A head punch on the inside from Donovan fails to land.
Ysengrin working hard to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Donovan.
A body shot lands from Ysengrin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Donovan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Ysengrin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ysengrin throws a lazy right hand but Donovan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donovan wants to clinch but Ysengrin slips to the side#TD#
and Ysengrin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Donovan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ysengrin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Donovan wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ysengrin winds up and cracks Donovan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Donovan wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Donovan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ysengrin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T1#
Ysengrin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Donovan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Donovan is refusing to be controlled, as Ysengrin sits in half guard.
Donovan is trying to stand.
Donovan is staying active underneath Ysengrin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ysengrin prevents Donovan from standing back up.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Donovan tries to clinch but Ysengrin is having none of it.
As Donovan backs away, Ysengrin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Donovan misses with a left hand
and Ysengrin counters with a good low kick that Donovan was not able to check.
Donovan wants to clinch
and Ysengrin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Donovan is breathing heavily.
Donovan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ysengrin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Donovan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Donovan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ysengrin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donovan tries to clinch but Ysengrin moves out of range.
Ysengrin looks to score with a jab to the body but Donovan is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Donovan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ysengrin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ysengrin. Donovan does a little dance to reset his feet.#T3#
Donovan looks to clinch
and Ysengrin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ysengrin swings for the body but Donovan moves out of range.
Ysengrin throws a body kick that misses. #CL2#
Donovan moves into the clinch.
Donovan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donovan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Donovan swings wildly with an uppercut but Ysengrin uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Ysengrin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ysengrin swings for the body but Donovan moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donovan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Donovan misses with a shot to the body
and Ysengrin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donovan tries to close the distance and clinch but Ysengrin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T4##CL2#
Donovan drives through and clinches with Ysengrin against the cage.
Donovan prevents Ysengrin from breaking the clinch.
Ysengrin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Donovan lands with a short shot to the head.
Donovan blocks a body shot from Ysengrin.
Donovan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Donovan fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ysengrin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Donovan tries to land a knee to the head but Ysengrin blocks with his arms.
Donovan tries a body shot but Ysengrin blocks it.
Donovan trying to land knees to the body.
Donovan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ysengrin blocks an elbow strike from Donovan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ysengrin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cearul Ysengrin dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Donovan misses the jab.
Ysengrin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ysengrin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donovan feints a counter leg kick.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Ysengrin manages to break the clinch.
Ysengrin blocks the body kick.
Ysengrin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ysengrin misses with a shot to the body
and Donovan counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ysengrin avoids the body shot from Donovan.
Donovan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ysengrin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ysengrin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donovan avoids the head kick by Ysengrin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ysengrin.
#T1#
Ysengrin misses with a body punch
and Donovan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#CL2#
Donovan closes the distance and pushes Ysengrin back into the cage.
Donovan throws a head punch that misses.
Ysengrin lands a shot to the body.
Donovan prevents Ysengrin from breaking the clinch.#BC#
Ysengrin manages to break the clinch.
Zeke Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donovan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ysengrin counters with a head kick.
Cearul Ysengrin is winning the standup battle so far.
Ysengrin looks for the body kick but Donovan saw that one coming.
Ysengrin swats away the attempt to clinch by Donovan.
Ysengrin motions for Donovan to come forward. Ysengrin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donovan wants to clinch.#T2#
Donovan doesn't manage to clinch there - Ysengrin circles away.
Ysengrin keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Donovan clinches up against the cage.
Donovan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donovan working aggressively here.
Donovan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ysengrin blocking some punches.
Zeke Donovan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC#
Ysengrin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Donovan has Ysengrin up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donovan.
Donovan works on Ysengrin's body with a couple of short punches.#T3##BC#
Ysengrin breaks the clinch.
Donovan throws a head kick that misses.
Donovan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donovan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ysengrin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Donovan wants to clinch#KD#
and Ysengrin counters with a nice right hand that sends Donovan toppling to the canvas! Donovan scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ysengrin finish him?!#ROC#
Donovan is rocked!#CUT#
That has opened up Zeke Donovan's cut even more.
Ysengrin ducks under a wild hook from Donovan.
Ysengrin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Donovan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Donovan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T4#
Ysengrin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donovan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Donovan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL2#
Donovan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ysengrin, pushing him back against the cage.
Donovan keeps control of Ysengrin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Donovan has Ysengrin pressed against the cage, preventing Ysengrin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Donovan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ysengrin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ysengrin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donovan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donovan has a couple of punches blocked by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cearul Ysengrin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ysengrin 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cearul Ysengrin!
Cearul Ysengrin made sure to mention his sponsor, Bullet Proof System in his post fight interview.
The defeated Zeke Donovan had this to say: 'I underestimated my opponent, and didn't try as hard I could have. He was the better man. Simple as that.'.
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Event:
CFC 390
Date: Aug 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Donovan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lemaitre circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lemaitre counters with a straight right hand.
Lemaitre has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lemaitre misses with a body shot.
Zeke Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donovan misses with a wild body shot.
Donovan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lemaitre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donovan connects with a single shot there.
Lemaitre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lemaitre looks to score with a jab to the body but Donovan is just out of range.
Donovan slips a straight right by Lemaitre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donovan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lemaitre paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Donovan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Donovan throws a head punch that misses.
Lemaitre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lemaitre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Donovan struggles to land a body shot inside as Lemaitre controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Lemaitre fails to land. #T1#
Donovan lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Donovan fails to land.
Donovan lands a shoulder strike.
Lemaitre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lemaitre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Donovan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Donovan looks winded!
Lemaitre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lemaitre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lemaitre is working Donovan over against the cage.
Lemaitre lands a right hand.
Lemaitre lands a shot to the body.
Lemaitre working some nice short punches in the clinch.#CUT#
It looks like Zeke Donovan has been cut.
Donovan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Donovan blocks a body shot from Lemaitre.
Donovan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lemaitre lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemaitre scores with a hook to the body.
Lemaitre lands an uppercut.
Lemaitre lands an elbow inside.
Nice body punch from Lemaitre.
Lemaitre unloads a knee to the mid-section. Donovan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lemaitre presses Donovan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Lemaitre.
#T2#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lemaitre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lemaitre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donovans head.
Lemaitre is working Donovan over against the cage.
Lemaitre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lemaitre lands a right hand.
Lemaitre pushes Donovan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC#
Donovan is rocked!
Knees to the body from Lemaitre.
Donovan is still on wobbly legs! Can Lemaitre finish him?#KD#
Lemaitre drops Donovan with a big right hand! Lemaitre charges in looking to finish - Donovan manages to keep Lemaitre in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
Lemaitre postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Donovan's head off the mat! Donovan is out! He's out! Lemaitre jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Samir Lemaitre!
Samir Lemaitre managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bullet Proof System, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Zeke Donovan stepped up to the mic, saying 'I underestimated my opponent, and didn't try as hard I could have. He was the better man. Simple as that.'.
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Event:
LEGACY! 75
Date: Jul 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Joestar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donovan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Joestar's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Joestar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#CL#
Donovan rushes Joestar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Donovan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joestar backwards.
Donovan tries to work over Joestar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joestar dodges an elbow strike from Donovan.
Donovan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Donovan lands a right hand.
Donovan misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donovan.
Donovan throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donovan.
Joestar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donovan backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Donovan.
Joestar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joestar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donovan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donovan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Donovan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joestars head.
Joestar working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T1#
Donovan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Donovan misses with a punch to the body.
Donovan lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Donovan fails to land.
Donovan throws a punch but it's blocked by Joestar.
Donovan throws an elbow but it misses.
Donovan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donovan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Donovan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Donovan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Joestar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donovan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Joestar. Joestar obviously looking to wear him down.
Donovan doesn't manage to clinch there - Joestar circles away.
Zeke Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donovan tries to clinch but Joestar moves out of range.
Donovan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joestar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donovan manages to avoid it.#KD2#
Joestar lands a big head kick that sends Donovan tumbling to the mat! Joestar takes a step backwards and waves Donovan back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#
It looks like Zeke Donovan 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!
Joestar circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick from Joestar lands but Donovan takes it in his stride. #T2#
Donovan doesn't manage to clinch there - Joestar circles away.
Joestar flicks out a counter leg kick but Donovan steps away.
Joestar circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Donovan drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Joestar follows Donovan to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordi Joestar!
Jordi Joestar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Zeke Donovan was interviewed post fight and said 'I underestimated my opponent, and didn't try as hard I could have. He was the better man. Simple as that.'.
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Event:
LEGACY! 71
Date: Jun 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Tigh scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Donovan doesn't seem bothered though.
Donovan throws a low kick, looking for Tigh's leg but Tigh calmly moves out of range.
Tigh misses with a straight left.
A big left from Tigh misses.
Donovan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tigh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tigh! But no joy.
Donovan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donovan is looking to clinch but Tigh is avoiding it.
Tigh has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tigh lands with a cross. #CUT2#
It looks like Zeke Donovan has been cut.
Tigh keeps the fight on the outside.
Zeke Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Donovan.
Donovan tries to clinch #KD2#
and Tigh counters with a nice right hand that sends Donovan toppling to the canvas! Donovan scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tigh finish him?!#ROC2#
Donovan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donovan wants to clinch.
Oh Donovan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tigh lands a body shot.
Donovan seems to have got his legs back now.#CL#
Donovan takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donovan. #T1#
Tigh prevents a body shot from Donovan.
Tigh working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Donovan.
Donovan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donovan gets through Tigh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Donovan keeps control of Tigh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tigh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tigh tries to throw a body punch but Donovan avoids it by throwing Tigh back against the cage.
Donovan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donovan lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Donovan fails to land.
Tigh is trying to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling him.#BC2#
Tigh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tigh throws a shot from downtown. Donovan moves away and avoids it.
Donovan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tigh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donovan.
A little jabbing left from Tigh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donovan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Tigh swats away the attempt to clinch by Donovan.#T2#
Tigh misses with a hook.
Tigh throws an overhand right that lands on Donovan's shoulder, as Donovan tries to avoid the shot.
Donovan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tigh.
Donovan tries to clinch but Tigh is having none of it.
Despite the aggression on Tigh's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tigh swats away the attempt to clinch by Donovan.
Tigh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tigh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tigh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Donovan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donovan doesn't manage to clinch there - Tigh circles away.
Tigh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donovan.
Tigh keeps the fight on the outside.
Tigh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donovan thuds a left hand into Tigh's body.
Tigh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donovan ducks under a wild hook from Tigh.
Donovan moves in looking to clinch but Tigh pushes him off.
Donovan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T3#
Tigh takes one to the side of the head.
Donovan tries to clinch but Tigh is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Tigh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donovan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donovan defending well as Tigh loads up on a big left hand.
Donovan fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL#
Donovan rushes Tigh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Donovan throws a head punch that misses.
Tigh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tigh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tigh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Donovan.
Donovan tries a body shot but Tigh blocks it.
Donovan digs a right hand into Tigh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tigh's gas tank.
Tigh working hard to break the clinch.
Donovan prevents Tigh from breaking the clinch.
Donovan working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Tigh breaks from the clinch.
#T4#
Tigh throws a right hand that Donovan ducks under and follows up with a left that Donovan also avoids with ease.
Donovan tries to clinch but Tigh is having none of it.
Donovan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tigh throws a combination that misses
and Donovan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Tigh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Donovan clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Tigh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Tigh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donovan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tigh throws an overhand right that lands on Donovan's shoulder, as Donovan tries to avoid the shot. #CL#
Donovan moves into range and clinches up with Tigh.
Donovan prevents Tigh from breaking the clinch.
Tigh can't break the clinch.
Tigh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tigh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Tigh manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Donovan moves into range and clinches up with Tigh.
Donovan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tigh's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Tigh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeke Donovan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Donovan tries to clinch but Tigh is having none of it.
Tigh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donovan manages to avoid it.
Tigh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL#
Donovan drives through and clinches with Tigh against the cage.
Tigh wants to get back to striking at distance but Donovan won't allow it.
Donovan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tigh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donovan misses with a knee to the head. #BC2#
Tigh breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Donovan pushes Tigh up against the cage in a clinch.
Zeke Donovan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tigh tries to break free but Donovan pushes him back against the cage.
Donovan keeps control of Tigh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tigh tries to circle away but Donovan has him pinned against the cage.
Donovan scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donovan misses with a body punch.
Donovan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tigh can't break the clinch.
Donovan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tigh blocks a body shot from Donovan.
Donovan misses with some punches.
#T1#
Donovan lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tigh is trying to force a seperation but Donovan has the dominant position.
Tigh can't break the clinch.
Donovan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donovan throws a punch but it's blocked by Tigh.
Donovan working Tigh over with knees to the body.
Donovan lands with a light punch inside.
Donovan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tigh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Donovan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tigh in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tigh is breathing heavily.
Donovan tries to land a knee to the head but Tigh blocks with his arms.
Tigh wants to get back to striking at distance but Donovan won't allow it.
Tigh has had enough of the clinch but Donovan keeps him there for the moment.
Tigh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC2#
Tigh breaks the clinch.
Donovan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #T2##CL#
Donovan darts in and clinches Tigh up against the cage.
Donovan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC2#
Tigh breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tigh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL#
Donovan clinches up with Tigh and pushes him back against the cage.
Donovan swings wildly with an uppercut but Tigh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donovan has a couple of punches blocked by Tigh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tigh.
Donovan lands with a left to the head.
Donovan tries to work over Tigh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tigh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
Tigh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tigh keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Tigh misses.
Nice defenses there by Donovan.
Tigh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Donovan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Donovan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donovan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Tigh.
Donovan throws a shot to the body.
Tigh misses with a body shot.
Donovan tries to clinch but Tigh is having none of it.
Donovan thuds a left hand into Tigh's body.#CL#
Donovan moves into range and clinches up with Tigh.
Donovan prevents Tigh from breaking the clinch.
Donovan lands with a light punch inside.
Donovan swings wildly with an uppercut but Tigh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tigh blocks the elbow strike.
Tigh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tigh is trying to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling him.#T4#
Donovan scores with a shot to the side of Tigh's head.
Donovan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tigh's defenses.
Tigh dodges an elbow strike from Donovan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donovan lands a shoulder strike.
Donovan gets through Tigh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Donovan working aggressively here.
Donovan lands a nice uppercut.
Tigh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tigh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Donovan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Donovan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donovan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donovan misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donovan.
Tigh wants to break free but Donovan has control.
Tigh is trying to push Donovan away but Donovan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Donovan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zeke Donovan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Donovan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donovan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Tigh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tigh punishes Donovan's body with a nice straight punch.
Tigh misses the jab.
Tigh needs to keep his hands up - Donovan had a free shot at his head there.
Saul Tigh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donovan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tigh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donovan tries to close the distance and clinch but Tigh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donovan is looking to clinch but Tigh is avoiding it.
Tigh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL#
Donovan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tigh dodges an elbow strike from Donovan.
Tigh blocks an uppercut.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Donovan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Donovan.
Donovan prevents Tigh from breaking the clinch.
Tigh dodges an elbow strike from Donovan.
#T1#
Tigh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tigh is trying to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling him.
Donovan misses with a punch to the body.
Donovan working aggressively here.
Donovan throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Tigh breaks the clinch.
Tigh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Donovan's hands.
Saul Tigh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donovan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tigh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tigh scores with a hook.
Tigh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tigh blocks a head kick by Donovan.
Donovan tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Tigh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donovan moves in looking to clinch but Tigh pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Tigh.
Donovan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tigh manages to avoid it.
Tigh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donovan dodges the punch combination from Tigh.
#T2#
Donovan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tigh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tigh! But no joy.
Donovan slips a jab from Tigh.
Tigh throws a hook but Donovan avoids it easily.
Donovan ducks right into an uppercut from Tigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Donovan pushes Tigh up against the cage in a clinch.
Donovan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tigh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donovan has him pressed against the cage.
Donovan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tigh's defenses. #CUT#
It looks like Saul Tigh has been cut.
Donovan misses with a punch to the body.
Donovan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tigh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Donovan working aggressively here.
Donovan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tigh wants to break free but Donovan has control.
A head punch on the inside from Donovan fails to land. #T3#
Tigh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donovan has him pressed against the cage.
Donovan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tighs head.
Donovan tries to work over Tigh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tigh.
Donovan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Donovan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Donovan scores with a knee to the head.
Tigh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in the clinch, Donovan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Donovan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tigh blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tigh.
Tigh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Donovan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Donovan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donovan misses with some punches.
Donovan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4##BC2#
Tigh breaks from the clinch.
Donovan misses with a head kick.
Donovan dodges the punch combination from Tigh.
Tigh swings for the body but Donovan moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tigh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Donovan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donovan slips a jab from Tigh.
Tigh scores with a nice strike.
Donovan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL#
Donovan gets a clinch.
Donovan has a couple of punches blocked by Tigh.
Donovan working aggressively here.
Tigh can't break the clinch.
Donovan tries to throw a body punch but Tigh avoids it by throwing Donovan back against the cage.
Donovan cracks Tigh with a nice body shot.
Donovan misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zeke Donovan.
I think Donovan 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Zeke Donovan!
An intense looking Zeke Donovan took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'It was a great fight. Nothing but respect for my opponent here tonight, and I'm totally for a rematch whenever he wants.'.
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Event:
TWGC 11 (265+lbs, D3): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: May 18, 2016 |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Carlos Shirahama and Zeke Donovan. Donovan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Failure by Breaking Benjamin. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Carlos Shirahama! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Zeke Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Donovan closes the distance and clinches.
Shirahama has clasped his hands together around Donovan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Shirahama (4) vs (0) Donovan
Donovan seems a little lost for a moment, as Shirahama dominates the positioning.
Donovan prevents Shirahama from improving position.
Shirahama controlling the position from side mount.
Donovan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shirahama. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shirahama working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Who's going to make the next move?
Donovan tries to buck Shirahama off but Shirahama is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirahama is looking to take a break and control but Donovan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Donovan is looking for a sweep.
Shirahama is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Donovan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Donovan is looking for a sweep.
Donovan can't do much from the bottom here.
Donovan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Shirahama haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan prevents Shirahama from moving into mount.
Shirahama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Donovan keeps working.
Donovan is trying to get back to half guard.
Donovan stops Shirahama from passing to mount.
Shirahama trying to control the position but Donovan is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Donovan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Donovan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shirahama wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shirahama just content to control the position.
Donovan keeps Shirahama under control for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Donovan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan tries to bench press Shirahama off him but Shirahama keeps the position.
Shirahama trying to control the position but Donovan is working away.
Donovan is trying to control Shirahama's posture but Shirahama avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shirahama tries to advance to mount but can't.
Shirahama is looking to take a break and control but Donovan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Donovan can't do much from the bottom here.
Shirahama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Donovan keeps working.
Donovan is looking to reverse the position.
Donovan is not content to let Shirahama control the position.
Donovan is looking to reverse the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Donovan keeps trying to improve his position.
Shirahama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Donovan keeps working.
Donovan is trying to get back to half guard.
Shirahama wants to control but Donovan is keeping him busy.
Donovan wants to control but Shirahama postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Donovan keeps working.
Donovan tries to bench press Shirahama off him but Shirahama keeps the position.
Donovan can't do much from the bottom here.
Shirahama is looking to take a break and control but Donovan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Donovan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shirahama is looking to take a break and control but Donovan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Donovan can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Shirahama (6) vs (0) Donovan
Shirahama wants to take Donovan's back but he can't do it this time.
Shirahama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Donovan gets back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Donovan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shirahama trying to control the position from guard on top but Donovan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shirahama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donovan is keeping the position for now.
Donovan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Donovan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Donovan keeping moving, preventing Shirahama from controlling successfully.
Donovan pulls Shirahama in close to his closed guard and prevents Shirahama from doing any damage or advancing position.
Shirahama trying to control the position from guard on top but Donovan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama looking to pass the guard.
Donovan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Donovan wants to hit a switch here but Shirahama passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Donovan there! Score +3 for passing guard: Shirahama (9) vs (0) Donovan
Donovan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama trying to control from half guard but Donovan is working away.
Donovan is looking to improve his position.
Donovan trying to control from the bottom.
Shirahama wants to take a breather but Donovan is having none of it.
Donovan controlling the position well.
Shirahama prevents Donovan from improving his position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama wants to pass the guard but Donovan is defending well.
Donovan is looking for a sweep. Shirahama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shirahama is trying to control the action in half guard but Donovan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shirahama is thwarting Donovan's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Donovan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Donovan 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.
Donovan pulls Shirahama in close to prevent any damage.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Donovan looking for a sweep. Not yet Donovan, not yet.
Donovan has his hands on Shirahama's head, controlling the position.
Shirahama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Donovan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Donovan has his hands on Shirahama's head, controlling the position.
Shirahama looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shirahama takes the fight on points by 9 to 0.
A very excited looking Carlos Shirahama made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Zeke Donovan was interviewed post fight and said 'I underestimated my opponent, and didn't try as hard I could have. He was the better man. Simple as that.'. |
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Event:
Causing Havoc 63
Date: May 07, 2016 |
#R1#
Donovan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Leuka.#CUT2#
It looks like Zeke Donovan has been cut.
Donovan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Donovan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leuka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#BC2#
Leuka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donovan is looking to clinch.
Leuka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Donovan.
Leuka looks winded!
Leuka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Despite the aggression on Leuka's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Donovan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donovan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leuka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leuka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donovan.
Leuka avoids the head kick by Donovan.
Leuka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T1#
Donovan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#CL#
Leuka gets tackled into the cage by Donovan. Donovan maintains the clinch. #BC#
Donovan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leuka misses with a few strikes there.
Donovan throwing a counter right hand but Leuka manages to avoid it.
Donovan feints and then cracks Leuka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leuka down.
Leuka tries a head kick but it misses.
Donovan works Leuka's body with a nice hook.
Donovan cracks Leuka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CUT#
It looks like Lasi Leuka has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Donovan.
Leuka misses with a head kick.
#CL#
Donovan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Donovan lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donovan lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Donovan.
I was talking to Donovan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Donovan. #T2##BC#
Donovan manages to break the clinch.
Leuka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donovan can pounce on him.
Leuka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Donovan. Donovan obviously looking to wear him down.
Donovan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leuka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leuka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL#
Donovan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leuka, pushing him back against the cage.
Leuka has a couple of punches blocked by Donovan.
Donovan digs a right hand underneath Leuka's ribcage. Leuka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice elbow from Donovan.
Leuka taking a breather.
Donovan lands a nice shot to the body. #BC#
Donovan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donovan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leuka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donovan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donovan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leuka circles away from the clinch attempt.
#T3##CL#
Donovan instigates a clinch.
Donovan lands a nice shot to the body.
Donovan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leuka avoids it.
Leuka has a couple of punches blocked by Donovan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donovan.
Donovan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leuka backwards.
Donovan lands a body shot.
Donovan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#ROC#
Leuka is rocked!#KD#
Donovan drops Leuka onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Leuka is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Leuka is still on wobbly legs! Can Donovan finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donovan is muscling Leuka up against the cage and as Leuka bounces back off, Donovan cracks him with a huge right hand! Leuka crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zeke Donovan!
Zeke Donovan made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'It was a great fight. Nothing but respect for my opponent here tonight, and I'm totally for a rematch whenever he wants.'.
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Event:
Causing Havoc 57
Date: Mar 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Belwas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donovan.
Belwas throws out a counter right but Donovan avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circle momentarily. Belwas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Donovan tries a head kick but it misses.
Donovan is looking to clinch.
Belwas feints a counter leg kick.
Belwas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donovan.
Belwas misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Belwas misses the target.
Donovan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belwas swings for the body but Donovan moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belwas misses with a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Donovan.
Belwas lands a leg kick that knocks Donovan off balance momentarily.
Donovan blocks a head kick by Belwas.
Strong Belwas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
A punch lands to the side of Belwas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Belwas closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT2#
It looks like Zeke Donovan has been cut.
Donovan connects with a high kick.
Donovan avoids the head kick by Belwas.
Belwas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Donovan looks to land a right hand but Belwas moved out of range.
Belwas looks to land a combination but Donovan avoids it well.
Donovan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Belwas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donovan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belwas.
Belwas misses with a body kick.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belwas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Donovan slips under a jab.
Donovan connects with a body shot that sends Belwas's belly button to the back.
Belwas scores with a jab to the jaw.#CL#
Donovan rushes Belwas and presses him up against the cage.
Belwas scores with a hook to the body.
Belwas prevents a body shot from Donovan.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Donovan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Belwas's brow.
Belwas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donovan misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donovan.
Belwas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belwas wants to break free but Donovan has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belwas.
Donovan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belwas tries a body shot but Donovan blocks it.
#T3#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Donovan tries to throw a body punch but Belwas avoids it by throwing Donovan back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belwas.
Belwas blocks an uppercut.
#BC#
Donovan manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Donovan closes the distance and clinches.
Donovan misses with some punches.
Donovan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donovan lands an elbow inside that Belwas shrugs off.
Belwas trying to stall but Donovan improves his position.
Belwas misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Belwas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hand to the body from Donovan.
Donovan lands a shot to the body.
Donovan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#BC#
Donovan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T4#
An inside leg kick lands from Donovan.
Belwas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donovan.
Belwas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donovan manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Donovan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belwas misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Belwas.
Belwas misses with a leg kick #CL#
and Donovan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belwas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donovans head.
Donovan lands with a short shot to the head.
Belwas wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC#
Donovan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belwas misses the shot to the body.
Donovan throws a body punch but Belwas moves out of range.
Belwas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Strong Belwas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zeke Donovan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
A head kick misses from Donovan. #CL#
Donovan clinches up with Belwas and pushes him back against the cage.
Donovan lands an elbow inside that Belwas shrugs off. #CUT#
It looks like Strong Belwas has been cut.
Donovan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#BC#
Donovan breaks the clinch.
Belwas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Belwas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Belwas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belwas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donovan throws a body punch but Belwas moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belwas. Donovan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donovan tries to close the distance and clinch but Belwas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belwas thinks about the counter body kick.
Donovan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belwas throws a body punch but Donovan moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Donovan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T1#
Belwas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#CL#
Donovan rushes Belwas and presses him up against the cage.
Donovan misses with a punch on the inside.
Belwas blocks an elbow strike from Donovan.
Donovan tries to circle away but Belwas has him pinned against the cage.
Donovan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Belwas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Donovan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donovan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belwas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Donovan can't find room to land a body shot as Belwas controls the action.
Donovan lands a damaging elbow.
Donovan throws an elbow but it misses.
Donovan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Belwas backwards.
Donovan misses with the head strike.
#T2##BC#
Donovan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donovan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belwas.
Donovan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Belwas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Donovan.
Donovan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Belwas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belwas throws a sloppy head kick and Donovan moves out of range easily.
Donovan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Donovan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belwas lands a jab-cross combination.
Belwas walks into a jab.
Donovan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belwas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donovan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T3#
Donovan throws a sloppy head kick and Belwas moves out of range easily.
Donovan wants to slow Belwas down by chopping away at his legs.
Belwas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Donovan is looking to wear down Belwas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Donovan moves out of range of the body kick.
Belwas throws a front kick that sends Donovan stumbling back into the cage.
Donovan scores with a head kick. Belwas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Belwas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Donovan's sensitive parts.
Donovan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belwas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donovan jabs Belwas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
No joy there for Belwas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donovan moves in looking to clinch but Belwas pushes him off.
Belwas throws a sloppy head kick and Donovan moves out of range easily. #T4#
Donovan throws a lazy right hand but Belwas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donovan misses with a straight right.
Donovan throws out a loose jab but Belwas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Belwas misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Donovan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belwas has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Belwas lands a nice looking body shot.
#KD2#
Belwas lands a big head kick that sends Donovan tumbling to the mat! Belwas takes a step backwards and waves Donovan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belwas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Donovan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #KD2#
Belwas cracks Donovan with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Belwas has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Donovan to stand back up!#ROC2#
Donovan is rocked!#CUT2#
Zeke Donovan's cut is getting worse.
Donovan misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Strong Belwas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Donovan avoids the head kick by Belwas.
Belwas blocks a head kick by Donovan.
Belwas feints a counter leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Donovan.
Belwas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belwas checks a leg kick nicely.
Donovan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donovan doesn't manage to clinch there - Belwas circles away.
Strong Belwas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donovan swings for the body but Belwas moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belwas misses with a head kick.
Belwas throws a hook but Donovan avoids it easily.
Belwas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T1#
Belwas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Donovan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donovan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belwas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donovan misses with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Donovan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Donovan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Belwas sprawls and moves away.
Donovan throws a right hand that misses
and Belwas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Donovan ducks under a wild hook from Belwas.
Belwas throws a looping overhand right but Donovan ducks down to avoid it.
And Donovan counters with a quick kick to the body but Belwas blocks it.
Donovan jabs at Belwas's body.
Nice body kick there by Belwas.
Belwas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Donovan.
Belwas misses with a body shot.
Zeke Donovan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Belwas checks a leg kick.
Donovan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donovan tests Belwas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belwas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Donovan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donovan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belwas was well out of range. Poor timing from Donovan.
Despite the aggression on Belwas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Belwas moves out of range of the strikes.
Donovan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Belwas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Belwas.
Donovan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Belwas's head.#T3#
Belwas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Donovan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Belwas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donovan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Donovan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Belwas counters with a nice body kick.
Donovan lands with a nice body punch. #CL#
Donovan takes the fight into the clinch.
Donovan gets through Belwas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Belwas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Donovan misses with a punch to the body.
Belwas tries to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling the position. #T4#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Donovan. #BC#
Donovan breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Belwas. That snapped Donovan's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belwas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Donovan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donovan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Belwas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Donovan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belwas manages to avoid it.
Donovan throws a head kick but Belwas moves out of range.
And Belwas responds with a good body kick, but Donovan manages to step out the way in time.
Donovan lands a nice shot that snaps Belwas's head back.
Donovan takes a swing at Belwas's ribcage but misses.
Belwas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donovan.
Despite the aggression on Belwas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zeke Donovan.
I think Belwas 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Zeke Donovan!
An intense looking Zeke Donovan took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'It was a great fight. Nothing but respect for my opponent here tonight, and I'm totally for a rematch whenever he wants.'.
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