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Event:
TOF 110
Date: May 04, 2024 |
#R1# Soaki misses with a hook. That kick from Donnay tenderised Soaki's leg. Soaki is trying to keep his angry face on. Soaki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Donnay avoids the body shot from Soaki.
Donnay follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Donnay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soaki paws at him with a jab and circles away. Soaki swings for the body but Donnay moves out of range.
Donnay throws a big shot that misses. Soaki throws a big counter combination but Donnay scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Soaki walks into a straight right hand from Donnay.#CUT2#It looks like Tokoni Soaki has been cut. Donnay scores with a crisp jab that stopped Soaki in his tracks. Soaki throws a shot to the body.
Donnay attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Soaki appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Soaki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Donnay throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Soaki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Donnay's head.#T1# Soaki misses with a right hand and Donnay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Donnay avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Donnay connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Donnay moves out of range of the strikes. Donnay lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Donnay blocks a jab. Donnay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Soaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Soaki dips to his left and cracks Donnay with an uppercut! Donnay walks into a straight right hand from Soaki. Donnay tried to score with a low kick but Soaki checks it. Soaki misses with a hook. Soaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Donnay stuns Soaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Soaki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Forge 👊 in the buildup to the fight.#T2# Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. An inside leg kick lands from Donnay. Donnay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soaki throws out the jab. Soaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donnay. Soaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donnay. Donnay connects with the punch.#CUT2#Tokoni Soaki's cut is getting worse. Soaki tries to move into range but Donnay moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Soaki throws a looping overhand right but Donnay ducks down to avoid it. Donnay misses with an uppercut. Donnay getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#ROC2#Soaki is rocked! Donnay feints and then cracks Soaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Soaki down. Soaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Donnay takes a swing at Soaki's ribcage but misses. Soaki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Donnay scores with a crisp jab that stopped Soaki in his tracks. Oh Soaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T3# Donnay measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Soaki! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Char Donnay! Char Donnay seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. Tokoni Soaki was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.
And to everyone in my division, Teke lava tauolunga mo au? (Do you wanna Dance with me?)'. |
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Event:
TOF 101
Date: Apr 13, 2024 |
#R1# Donnay tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Howell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#TD2# Donnay gets the takedown into side control. Donnay working the ground and pound. Donnay lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Howell is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Donnay drops an elbow to the side of Howell's head. Donnay thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Howell's head. Howell trying to control but Donnay postures up.
Donnay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Donnay is nestled in close to Howell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Donnay takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Donnay working Howell over with strikes. Howell taking some punishment here, with Donnay in his half guard. Donnay landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Donnay sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Howell defending well though. Donnay lands strikes from half guard.#T1##SUB# Howell looking for submissions off his back. Howell wants to control but Donnay is keeping busy.
Donnay looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Howell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #CUT2#It looks like Julius Howell has been cut. Howell is looking for a sweep. Donnay is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Donnay is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #CUT2#Julius Howell's cut is getting worse. Donnay wants to pass the guard but Howell is defending well. Donnay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB# Howell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Donnay working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #CUT2#Julius Howell's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Howell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Donnay. #SUB2# Donnay is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#T2# The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Donnay is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Howell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Howell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#CUT2#Jeez, Julius Howell's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Julius Howell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Char Donnay! Char Donnay decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
TOF 91
Date: Mar 22, 2024 |
#R1# Donnay fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Joukahainen lands a nice shot that snaps Donnay's head back.
#CL2# Donnay clinches. Joukahainen is trying to push Donnay away but Donnay has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Joukahainen wants to break free but Donnay has control.
#BC# Joukahainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joukahainen digs a good body shot into Donnay's ribs. Donnay looks winded! Joukahainen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Joukahainen lands with a nice body punch. Donnay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joukahainen. Donnay unleashes a big counter combination but Joukahainen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. A slapping leg kick lands for Joukahainen.
Joukahainen finds Donnay's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Donnay flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Joukahainen lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Donnay will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jouni Joukahainen! |
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Event:
TOF 83
Date: Mar 02, 2024 |
#R1# Marlin lands with a straight right. Donnay didn't see that one coming. Marlin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Marlin scores with a sloppy right hand. Donnay should have avoided that one. Marlin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Donnay doesn't seem bothered though. Donnay throws a low kick but Marlin avoids it. Donnay avoids the body shot from Marlin.
Donnay goes for a double leg but Marlin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marlin continues to drive forward. Marlin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marlin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marlin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Donnay swings wildly with an uppercut but Marlin uses good head movement to avoid it. Donnay jumps guard but Marlin stands there with Donnay around his waist. Donnay gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Marlin misses with the head strike.
Marlin has a couple of punches blocked by Donnay.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Marlin lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T1# Marlin digs a right hand into Donnay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Donnay's gas tank. Donnay is breathing heavily. Marlin scores with a shoulder strike. Marlin lands with a right to the head. Marlin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#ROC2#Donnay is rocked! Marlin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Oh Donnay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Marlin lands on the inside with an uppercut. Donnay wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Char Donnay. That's going to take a lot out of him. Marlin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Donnay seems to have got his legs back now. Good body shot from Marlin.
Donnay prevents a body shot from Marlin. #KD2# Marlin drops Donnay onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Donnay is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Marlin lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Donnay to his knees! Marlin keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keanu Marlin! |
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Event:
TOF 76
Date: Feb 04, 2024 |
#R1# Donnay tries to clinch up but Samuel circles away and keeps his distance.#KD2# Samuel lands a left and a right that send Donnay crashing to the mat, dazed. Samuel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! Donnay closes the distance and clinches up with Samuel, looking for a takedown. Donnay pushes Samuel against the cage but Samuel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Donnay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Char Donnay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Samuel looks to land a combination but Donnay avoids it well. Donnay on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD# Donnay scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Donnay creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Samuel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Donnay misses with the ground and pound. Donnay tries to score with some ground and pound. Samuel controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Samuel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Donnay. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Samuel can't do much from the bottom here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Samuel is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Donnay's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Donnay thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Samuel's head. Samuel is looking to control Donnay's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Samuel avoid being mounted? Samuel tries to get to full guard but Donnay has control of the leg. Donnay thows a huge punch but Samuel dodges it nicely.
#T1# Donnay moves nicely into side control. Samuel defending against the ground and pound. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Samuel can do anything to dispel that myth. Samuel is trying to control Donnay's posture but Donnay avoids it. Samuel tries to buck Donnay off but Donnay is having none of it. Donnay in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Samuel is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Donnay throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Donnay throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Donnay looks up at the clock and then as Samuel takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Donnay smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Donnay creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Samuel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Donnay looks up at the clock and then as Samuel takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Donnay smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Donnay connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Samuel some visible discomfort.
#ROC#Samuel is rocked! Donnay lands a strong strike to the head of Samuel. That's dazed him! Donnay looking to finish here. Samuel is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Donnay lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Char Donnay! A very excited looking Char Donnay 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. |
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Event:
TOF 68
Date: Jan 07, 2024 |
#R1# A good leg kick by Donnay. Donnay stuns Macho Man with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Macho Man takes a swing at Donnay's ribcage but misses. Donnay only half commits to the counter leg kick. Donnay misses with a low kick. Donnay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Macho Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnay.
Donnay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Macho Man. Donnay walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Macho Man checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Donnay misses with a wild combination.
Donnay takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T1# Donnay slips a jab from Macho Man. Donnay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Macho Man misses with a hook. Macho Man throws out a loose jab but Donnay uses good head movement to avoid it. A big right from Macho Man misses. Macho Man throws a body shot but no joy. Donnay throws a push kick but Macho Man slaps the foot to one side. Donnay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donnay drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Macho Man defends it well.#T2# Donnay misses with a leg kick letting Macho Man counter with a right hand. Donnay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Donnay thinks about the counter body kick.#KD# Macho Man cracks Donnay with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Macho Man has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Donnay to stand back up!#ROC#Donnay is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A telegraphed right hand from Macho Man misses the target. Macho Man throws a looping overhand right but Donnay ducks down to avoid it. Donnay feints a counter leg kick. Donnay moves out of range as Macho Man strikes. And Donnay responds with a good body kick, but Macho Man manages to step out the way in time. Donnay throws a big shot that misses. Macho Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donnay sees it coming and avoids it easily. Donnay lands a nice looking body shot.
Randy Macho Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3# Donnay throws a low kick but Macho Man avoids it. It looked like Macho Man was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Donnay. Donnay looks for the body kick but Macho Man saw that one coming. Donnay jabs Macho Man to the body, keeping him at a distance. Donnay defending well as Macho Man loads up on a big left hand. Donnay looks to land a left hand but Macho Man moved out of range nicely. Macho Man jabbing away but nothing is landing. Donnay throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Macho Man swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Macho Man connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Donnay's hands. Macho Man looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Donnay lands with an overhand left.#T4# Donnay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donnay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Macho Man misses with a straight left. Donnay throws a lazy body kick #KD# and Macho Man counters with a crisp right hand that drops Donnay! Macho Man lets Donnay back up to his feet, looking for a finish! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Macho Man cracks Donnay with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Donnay tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Macho Man pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Donnay is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Macho Man! During a confident post fight interview, Randy Macho Man thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
TOF 59
Date: Dec 09, 2023 |
#R1# Gayweather uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnay.
Donnay throws a sloppy body shot
and Gayweather counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL# Gayweather rushes Donnay and presses him up against the cage. Gayweather wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gayweather wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donnay has him pressed against the cage.#BC# Gayweather breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Donnay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#TD2# Donnay shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gayweather napping and manages to drive through into side control! We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Gayweather managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Donnay.
Gayweather is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Donnay's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Gayweather is looking to control Donnay's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gayweather avoid being mounted? Gayweather keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T1# Gayweather striking from half guard on the bottom. #ES# Gayweather manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Donnay keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #BC# Gayweather breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Gayweather looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Gayweather fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD# A momentary lapse in concentration from Donnay enables Gayweather to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Donnay manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Gayweather working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Donnay's head. Gayweather has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Donnay seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Gayweather landing some decent shots from guard. Donnay tries to land a sweep but no joy. Donnay pulls Gayweather in close to prevent any damage. Gayweather engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T2##SUB2# Donnay looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gayweather is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Donnay 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. Gayweather postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Gayweather wanted to stand there but Donnay had control of the position. #SU# Donnay is working an open guard so Gayweather takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Donnay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gayweather takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#T3# Donnay misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gayweather checks the leg kick. Gayweather tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Donnay manages to circle out of the way. Gayweather tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donnay was well out of range. Poor timing from Gayweather. Donnay connects with a body shot.#TD2# Donnay gets the takedown into side control.
Gayweather explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! A clash of legs there as Gayweather blocks the low kick. Gayweather wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Donnay throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Gayweather tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Donnay manages to circle out of the way. Gayweather shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Donnay as he jumps to the side. This has been an exciting period of action! Donnay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T4##TD2# Donnay shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Donnay looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gayweather with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Gayweather is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Donnay scores with a couple of nice shots. Donnay thows a huge punch but Gayweather dodges it nicely.
Gayweather is not content to let Donnay control the position. Gayweather moves into full guard.
Donnay wants to control from the top but Gayweather keeps moving. #SUB# Gayweather working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Donnay doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Donnay manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T5# Donnay landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB# Gayweather looking for a guillotine here but Donnay defends easily.
Donnay won't allow Gayweather to sweep him here. Donnay connects with a couple of short punches. Donnay postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Gayweather is looking to stand up but Donnay isn't so interested in that idea. Donnay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Gayweather is looking to stand up but Donnay isn't so interested in that idea. #T6# Donnay with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Gayweather throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Donnay looking to pass the guard. Donnay makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Donnay tries to free his leg and advance position but Gayweather is retaining full guard. #SUB# Gayweather had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Donnay defends it easily.#SUB# Gayweather looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Donnay postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Donnay passes Gayweather's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T7# Gayweather is trying to get back to full guard. Gayweather avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Donnay. Donnay lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB# Gayweather looking for submissions off his back. Donnay drops an elbow to the side of Gayweather's head. #ROC2#Gayweather is rocked! Donnay scores with a big shot! Gayweather's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Gayweather! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Char Donnay! A relieved looking Char Donnay thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
TOF 50
Date: Nov 04, 2023 |
#R1##TD# Merchant shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Merchant showed some decent athleticism there. Merchant throwing shots but Donnay is blocking nicely. Donnay is looking to improve his position.
Merchant missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Merchant with the ground and pound but Donnay uses the opportunity to regain guard. We've been hearing that Merchant has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish. Merchant postures up in Donnay's guard and throws a big left but Donnay blocks it. Merchant content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Donnay is trying to keep Merchant in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Donnay looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T1# Merchant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Donnay keeping moving, preventing Merchant from controlling successfully. Merchant scoring with some ground and pound. Donnay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Merchant postures up in Donnay's guard and throws a big left but Donnay blocks it. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Donnay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Donnay tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2# Donnay had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Merchant defends it easily.#SUB2# Donnay looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T2# Merchant lands a couple of digs. Merchant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Donnay's head. Merchant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Merchant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donnay works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Merchant postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Merchant content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Merchant trying to move into half guard but instead Donnay has managed to sweep!#REVB# Merchant keeping full guard, as Donnay tries to pass. Donnay trying to control but Merchant is working from the bottom. #T3# Donnay makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Donnay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Merchant has his hands on Donnay's head, controlling the position. Donnay preventing the sweep. Merchant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Donnay. Merchant keeping moving, preventing Donnay from controlling successfully. Donnay in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T4# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Merchant pulls Donnay in close to his closed guard and prevents Donnay from doing any damage or advancing position. Donnay lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Merchant looking for a sweep. Not yet Merchant, not yet. Donnay's corner is telling him to maintain position. Donnay throws a big right hand that misses. #REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Donnay scores with a decent looking hook. Donnay swings away with a leg kick that misses. Merchant changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Merchant blocks a low kick nicely. Some wild striking there from Donnay.
#T5# Donnay clobbers Merchant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Donnay avoids the body shot from Merchant.
Donnay tried to score with a low kick but Merchant checks it. Donnay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Merchant throws out the jab. Donnay lands a front kick. Donnay misses with a body kick. Merchant looks to throw the jab but Donnay is out of range. Merchant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donnay.#TD# Merchant shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Merchant showed some decent athleticism there. Merchant not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T6# Merchant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Donnay defending well though. Merchant looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Donnay keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Merchant prevents Donnay from improving his position. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Merchant in particular looking to stall. Donnay trying to hold on to Merchant's head to control him but Merchant postures up.
Donnay moves into full guard.
Merchant preventing the sweep. #T7# Merchant landing with the ground and pound. Merchant showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Donnay is trying to keep Merchant in close.
Merchant lands a couple of digs.#SUB2# Donnay is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Merchant is aware though and is defending well. Merchant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Donnay looking to control.
#T8# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Merchant controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Merchant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donnay works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Donnay wants to sweep here but Merchant controlling him for the moment. #REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Donnay fails with a takedown attempt. Donnay defending well as Merchant loads up on a big left hand. Donnay looks like he wants to counter punch here. Merchant swings for the body but Donnay moves out of range.
Donnay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Merchant paws at him with a jab and circles away. Donnay with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T9# Donnay ducks under a wild hook from Merchant. Merchant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donnay throws out the jab. Merchant is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Char Donnay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Donnay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donnay moves in looking to clinch but Merchant pushes him off. Jab by Merchant. Merchant loads up on a big right hand but Donnay slips the punch.#TD# Merchant gets a takedown into half guard. Donnay is looking to control Merchant's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Donnay avoid being mounted? The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Merchant throwing shots but Donnay is blocking nicely. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Merchant dominated that round. That's time! Merchant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2# Donnay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Merchant. Donnay stuffs the takedown attempt from Merchant. Merchant gets slowly back to his feet. Donnay scores with a head kick.
#CUT2#It looks like Devon Merchant has been cut. Donnay gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Merchant. Donnay thuds a left hand into Merchant's body. Donnay just misses with a punch to the body.
Merchant tries to counter with a takedown but Donnay is quick to defend against it. Merchant throws a big shot that misses. Donnay steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD# Merchant closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Donnay quickly recovers to half guard. Donnay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Merchant. Merchant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Donnay defending well though. Merchant lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T1# Merchant seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Donnay does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Merchant is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Merchant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Donnay is controlling Merchant's position as best he can from this difficult position. Merchant scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Donnay has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it. Merchant not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Merchant missing with the ground and pound from half guard. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Merchant lands a nice short elbow. Donnay gets back to full guard.
Merchant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donnay can do to turn this around? Merchant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T2##SUB2# Donnay has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Merchant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Merchant cracks Donnay with a solid left hand. Merchant with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Donnay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Merchant is one step ahead there. Merchant loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Merchant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Merchant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T3# Donnay is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB# Merchant tries to get to full guard but Donnay has control of the leg. Donnay missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Merchant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Devon Merchant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Donnay thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Merchant's head. Donnay looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Donnay is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Donnay takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T4# Donnay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Merchant is pressing down on Donnay's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Donnay lands a couple of decent looking shots. Donnay throws a strike but Merchant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR# Donnay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Merchant being controlled here momentarily. Donnay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Merchant postures up and lands a big shot to Donnay's brow. Merchant distracts Donnay with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T5# Merchant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Donnay's head. Merchant wants to control from the top but Donnay keeps moving. Merchant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Merchant showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Donnay lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB# Merchant controlling Donnay's posture. Donnay in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T6# Merchant looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Donnay throws a big elbow that misses. Donnay makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Donnay works a leg free and moves into half guard. Merchant wants to get back to full guard. Donnay sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Merchant defending well though. Merchant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Donnay. Merchant is trying to maintain the position but Donnay is very close to passing his half guard. Merchant is refusing to be controlled, as Donnay sits in half guard. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T7# Donnay not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Donnay not landing any meaningful shots this time. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. Donnay looks to score with a jab to the body but Merchant is just out of range. Donnay connects with a body shot. Donnay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donnay lands a nice shot to the body.
Merchant throws an overhand right that lands on Donnay's shoulder, as Donnay tries to avoid the shot. Donnay now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Donnay lands an overhand right. Donnay looks for a takedown but Merchant sprawls well.#T8# Merchant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Merchant misses with a hook. Donnay ducked under it nicely. #TD# Merchant gets the takedown into side control. Donnay can't do much from the bottom here. Donnay managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Merchant.
Merchant trying to control the position but Donnay is working away. Merchant is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Donnay is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. An elbow from Merchant crashes against the mat.
#T9# Merchant landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. The strikes coming from Merchant are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Check out the look on Merchant's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Donnay being controlled for a moment. Donnay sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Donnay controlling the position well. Donnay moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Merchant dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Devon Merchant's cut. 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##TD# Merchant drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Donnay seems keen to control Merchant's posture. Donnay keeping full guard, as Merchant tries to pass. Donnay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Merchant is one step ahead there. Merchant postures up and lands a big shot to Donnay's brow. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Donnay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Merchant wants to pass the guard but Donnay is keeping the position.#T1# Donnay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Merchant throws an elbow that misses. Donnay uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Merchant's guard. Nice move by Donnay!#REVB# Donnay being controlled here momentarily. Donnay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Merchant is keeping the position for now. Merchant looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Donnay trying to control the position from guard on top but Merchant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2# The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Merchant 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. Merchant controls Donnay momentarily but Donnay frees himself. Donnay keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Merchant's head. Merchant wants to sweep but no luck. #T3# Donnay landing with the ground and pound. Donnay working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Merchant looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Merchant misses with an uppercut. Donnay saw that one coming. Donnay is trying to counter with his kicks. Nice defenses there by Donnay. Donnay swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Merchant. Donnay scores with a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Donnay. No joy for Merchant on that attempt. Donnay doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Nice defenses there by Donnay. Merchant sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.#T4# Donnay jabs at Merchant's body. Donnay throws a low kick, looking for Merchant's leg but Merchant calmly moves out of range. Donnay tries to move into range but Merchant moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Merchant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Merchant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Donnay releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Donnay misses with a body kick. Merchant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donnay was well out of range. Poor timing from Merchant. Char Donnay seems to be getting the better of the standup. Merchant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. This has been an exciting period of action! A looping hook to the body misses from Merchant. Donnay does a little dance to reset his feet. Merchant walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#TD# Merchant shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #T5# Merchant tries to free his leg and advance position but Donnay is retaining full guard. Donnay manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Merchant manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB# Donnay scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Merchant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Merchant looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Merchant trying to keep a closed guard but Donnay is proving a slippery customer.
Donnay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Merchant is keeping the position for now. Merchant keeping moving, preventing Donnay from controlling successfully. #T6# Merchant is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Donnay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Merchant is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Merchant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Donnay is one step ahead there. #REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Donnay misses with a hook to the body
and Donnay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T7# Merchant looks to land a right hand but Donnay moved out of range. Nice takedown defense from Merchant. No joy for Donnay on that attempt. A looping hook to the body misses from Merchant. Donnay does a little dance to reset his feet. Donnay lands a nice hook to Merchant's body. Merchant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Merchant walks forward, straight into a front kick from Donnay. Donnay throws a head kick that misses. Merchant swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. A solid body kick from Donnay. Merchant throws a lazy right hand but Donnay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Merchant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Merchant throws a jab when Donnay was well out of range. Donnay throws the kick towards the body but Merchant avoids it.#T8# Merchant tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Donnay defends well and Merchant ends up having to push Donnay into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Merchant is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Donnay is defending well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Merchant. That's going to take a lot out of him. Merchant misses with a punch to the body.
Donnay stops a takedown attempt from Merchant.
Donnay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donnay digs a right hand underneath Merchant's ribcage. Merchant let out a lung full of air as it connected. Merchant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Char Donnay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Donnay can't find room to land a body shot as Merchant controls the action.
#TD2# Donnay gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Donnay is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Merchant is refusing to be controlled, as Donnay sits in half guard. Donnay sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Merchant defending well though. #T9# Donnay thows a huge punch but Merchant dodges it nicely.
Merchant wants to improve his position but Donnay is controlling well.
Merchant keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2# Donnay is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Merchant sees it coming and defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight! Char Donnay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Merchant 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28 Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devon Merchant! After winning the bout, Devon Merchant thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
TOF 43
Date: Oct 07, 2023 |
#R1# Savinov stuffs the takedown. Donnay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Savinov stuffs the takedown attempt from Donnay. Donnay gets slowly back to his feet. Donnay misses with a takedown and Savinov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Char Donnay. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD# Donnay scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Savinov bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet! Donnay misses with a body kick. Savinov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Savinov leaves Donnay with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Savinov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donnay. Savinov moves out of range of the body kick. Savinov delivers a nice body kick. Donnay ducks right into an uppercut from Savinov. Nice uppercut there from Savinov. Donnay avoids the head kick by Savinov.
#T1# Donnay takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Savinov lands a right hook to the body.
Savinov with the inside leg kick. Savinov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Donnay. Savinov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Savinov feints and then cracks Donnay's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donnay down. Donnay doesn't succeed with the takedown and Savinov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Savinov avoids the body shot from Donnay.
Donnay shoots in but Savinov avoids the takedown attempt easily. Donnay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Donnay is trying hard to land a takedown here. Savinov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Donnay walks into a stiff left hand from Savinov.#T2# Savinov scores with a spinning back kick! Donnay is breathing heavily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Savinov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#ROC2#Donnay is rocked! Nice straight punches there by Savinov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Savinov. Oh Donnay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Donnay with a poor takedown and Savinov counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Donnay badly! Savinov follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Donnay out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Savinov finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexev Savinov! Alexev Savinov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
TOF 36
Date: Sep 10, 2023 |
#R1# Hurst with a body punch. A glancing blow. Donnay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hurst manages to avoid it. Hurst avoids a kick to the body.
Hurst scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Hurst definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Donnay moves out of range of the body kick from Hurst.
Donnay throws a sloppy body shot
and Hurst connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Donnay looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It appears Hurst was looking to counter with a kick there. Donnay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hurst paws at him with a jab and circles away. Donnay tries for a takedown but Hurst sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Donnay scores with a kick to the midsection. The fighters circle momentarily. Hurst darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Hurst throws the left hand but Donnay avoids the punch easily. Donnay throws a wild body kick that Hurst sees coming a mile off. No luck for Donnay with that takedown attempt. Hurst checks a leg kick. Hurst swinging wildly here.
#T1# Hurst lands with a shot to the body. Hurst takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donnay avoids a kick to the body.
#TD2# Donnay feints and as Hurst raises his hands in defense, Donnay changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Donnay wants to pass the guard but Hurst is keeping the position. Donnay trying to control but Hurst is working from the bottom. Donnay throws a big elbow that misses. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hurst looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Donnay wants to control from the top but Hurst keeps moving. Hurst working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Donnay. #T2# Hurst wants to sweep here but Donnay controlling him for the moment. Donnay lands a couple of decent looking shots. Donnay sitting in guard here, content to control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Let's hope that Donnay has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Donnay throws a big right hand that misses. Donnay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Donnay stands and throws Hurst's legs to the side, diving into side control. Donnay in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #T3# Donnay lands a decent elbow from side control. Donnay scores with punches from side control. Donnay cracks Hurst with a big elbow. Hurst parries the strikes from Donnay easily there. Donnay is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hurst to escape.
Donnay working the head and body with strikes. Donnay controls the position. Donnay is working Hurst over with some ground and pound from side control. Donnay tries to advance to mount but Hurst denies him. The strikes coming from Donnay are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Donnay controls the position. Hurst takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Hurst dodges the ground and pound from Donnay. Hurst takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#T4# Donnay trying to control the position but Hurst is working away. Hurst stops Donnay from passing to mount. #SUB2# Donnay is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hurst knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Hurst is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Donnay has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. This has been an exciting period of action! Donnay working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Donnay working the ground and pound but Hurst is defending the strikes. Hurst is trying to get back to half guard.#T5# Donnay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hurst keeps working. Donnay creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. The strikes coming from Donnay are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Donnay works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Donnay working the ground and pound. Hurst tries to get back to half guard but can't. Donnay is chipping away with strikes.
Donnay working the head and body with strikes. Hurst tries to buck Donnay off but Donnay is having none of it. Donnay trying to control the action but Hurst is working from the bottom. Donnay in side control lands a decent elbow. #T6# Donnay wants to control but Hurst is keeping him busy. Donnay working the ground and pound. Donnay lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hurst down.
#ROC2#Hurst is rocked! The ground and pound from Donnay seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Donnay in side control lands a decent elbow. Oh Hurst is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Donnay in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Hurst looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Donnay turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Char Donnay! After winning the bout, Char Donnay thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
TOF 30
Date: Aug 13, 2023 |
#R1# A head kick misses from Osmond. Donnay throws out a counter right but Osmond avoids it with no problem. Donnay motions for Osmond to come forward. Donnay throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Osmond scores with a crisp jab that stopped Donnay in his tracks. Decent striking displayed by Osmond there. Joel Osmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Osmond lands a jab to Donnay's midsection. Donnay throws a head kick that misses and Osmond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Donnay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Osmond buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Osmond lands a nice shot that snaps Donnay's head back.
Donnay avoids the body shot from Osmond.
Donnay throws a looping overhand right but Osmond ducks down to avoid it. Osmond was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Osmond throws out a powerful jab. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Donnay lands a glancing blow to the side of Osmond's head.#T1# Osmond goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#ROC#Donnay is rocked! Donnay tries for a takedown but Osmond circles away easily and Osmond scores with a counter punch that sends Donnay to the canvas! Osmond smells blood - he's punishing Donnay with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Donnay has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joel Osmond! A very excited looking Joel Osmond 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. |
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Event:
TOF 25
Date: Jul 23, 2023 |
#R1# Donnay misses with a low kick. Donnay motions for Combs to come forward. Donnay throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Nice takedown defense from Donnay. No joy for Combs on that attempt. Combs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Combs keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Donnay keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. As Combs backs away, Donnay returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Combs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Donnay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Combs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Donnay counters with a good low kick that Combs was not able to check. Char Donnay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timothy Combs. A low kick from Donnay is predictable there #TD2# and Combs decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Donnay's guard. Combs trying to control but Donnay is working from the bottom. Donnay lands an upkick as Combs stands over him.#T1# Combs is working Donnay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Donnay 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. Donnay is working hard here to advance position. Combs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Donnay tries to strike from the bottom.
Donnay keeping full guard, as Combs tries to pass. Donnay keeping moving, preventing Combs from controlling successfully. Donnay throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Combs passes into half guard. Donnay is looking for a sweep. Combs is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Combs trying to control from half guard but Donnay is working away. #T2# Donnay works his way to full guard. Good work. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Donnay wants to sweep but no luck. Combs trying to control the position from guard on top but Donnay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Combs sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SUB# Donnay looking for subs off his back but Combs has passed one foot through into half guard.
Donnay tries to roll over but Combs keeps him under control. Combs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Donnay keeps working. Combs is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Donnay is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3# Combs lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Combs working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well. Donnay makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Donnay. Donnay is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR# The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Donnay lands a nice short elbow. Combs tries to roll over but Donnay keeps him under control. Combs trying to hold on to Donnay's head to control him but Donnay postures up.
Combs gets full guard. Combs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Donnay works over Combs with some ground and pound from guard.#T4##SUB2# Combs is looking to cinch up a triangle. Donnay throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Combs's body to avoid the submission. Combs has instead reached around Donnay's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Combs arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Timothy Combs! A less than humble Timothy Combs misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
Cobra Kai: No Mercy 13
Date: Jun 03, 2023 |
#R1##TD# Donnay tries to sprawl but Nasty drives through with a takedown into half guard. Donnay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nasty. Nasty working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Nasty lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Nasty sitting and controlling from the half guard. Ground and pound from Nasty. #ROC#Donnay is rocked! Nasty lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Donnay quite badly. Donnay pulls Nasty in close trying to recover. Nasty postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Donnay on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Donnay doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thug Nasty! |
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Event:
AVKT 21: Colossal Impact
Date: May 06, 2023 |
#R1# Halme goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Donnay tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Halme looks to clinch #TD2# and Donnay decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Halme's guard. Halme looking for a sweep. Not yet Halme, not yet. Donnay stands up over Halme, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Donnay scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Donnay content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Donnay scoring with punches to the head and body. Donnay is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #ROC2#Halme is rocked! Donnay loads up on a big left hand. Halme felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Donnay looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Halme can't hide his disappointment, as Donnay celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Char Donnay! During a confident post fight interview, Char Donnay thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. Tony Halme was interviewed post fight and said 'just a bad dream.. no way I could lose.. Open your eyes.'. |
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Event:
AVKT 17: Masters of Disaster
Date: Apr 08, 2023 |
#R1# Good leg kick by Hund. Hund has a takedown stuffed.#CL# Hund clinches. Donnay lands a hook to the side of the head. Hund lands an elbow inside that Donnay shrugs off. Donnay is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Hund goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC# Hund escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD# Hund drops Donnay with a beautiful combination! Donnay stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hund is looking for the KO! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A good leg kick by Hund. #CL# Hund closes the distance and pushes Donnay back into the cage.#T1# Donnay is looking to break free of the clinch but Hund has double underhooks. Hund scores with a shoulder strike. Hund lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Hund looking to stall.
Donnay is looking to control Hund's arms but Hund gets an underhook and turns him. Now Donnay has his back to the cage. Donnay is trying to break the clinch but Hund is controlling him. Hund stalling against the cage.
Hund is pressed up against the cage. Donnay has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hund down to the mat. Hund avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Hund throws a leg kick #TD2# and Donnay counters with a takedown into side control. Donnay scoring with punches from side control. Donnay lands some shots froms side control. Donnay lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Donnay grinds an elbow into Hund's temple. Donnay has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Check out the look on Donnay's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Donnay is chipping away with strikes.
Hund is breathing heavily.#T2# Donnay working away. Hund takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hund is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Donnay landing strikes. #ROC2#Hund is rocked! Donnay cracks Hund with a big right hand but Hund just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Oh Hund is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Donnay lands a strong strike to the head of Hund. That's dazed him! Donnay looking to finish here. Hund is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Donnay lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Char Donnay! Char Donnay thanked the fans post fight for their support. In defeat, Der Hund stepped up to the mic, saying 'sadly the match didnt go my way, but im gonna go back to training...smarter ...harder'. |
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Event:
Cobra Kai: No Mercy 1
Date: Mar 04, 2023 |
#R1##TD2# Donnay shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Parseltongue manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Donnay postures up and lands a big shot to Parseltongue's brow. Donnay working some strikes from top position. Donnay makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Donnay has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Donnay makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Parseltongue on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Parseltongue tries to get out of the position. Donnay with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB# Parseltongue working for a triangle but Donnay defends it easily.
Donnay with a nice head shot there. Donnay arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Parseltongue's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Char Donnay! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1135 Round 4
Date: Feb 19, 2023 |
#R1# Donnay with a poor takedown and Betiskuda counters with a nice uppercut. Betiskuda could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Donnay tries for a takedown but Betiskuda circles away easily and Betiskuda counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Donnay misses with a takedown attempt and Betiskuda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Mario Betiskuda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Char Donnay. Donnay has his takedown stuffed and Betiskuda counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Donnay is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mario Betiskuda! After the fight, Mario Betiskuda was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1135 Round 3
Date: Feb 18, 2023 |
#R1# Donnay fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Kozlov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Kozlov misses with a takedown attempt #TD# and Donnay counters with a nice double leg into guard. Donnay works over Kozlov with some ground and pound from guard. Donnay has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Kozlov looking to control.
#SUB2# Kozlov working for a triangle but Donnay defends it easily.
#SUB2# Kozlov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Donnay is aware though and is defending well. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Donnay is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Donnay postures up and lands a big shot to Kozlov's brow. #ROC#Kozlov is rocked! Donnay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Kozlov is still in real trouble! Can Donnay finish him? Donnay stands up over Kozlov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Donnay working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Donnay with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Donnay postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T1# Kozlov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Donnay. Donnay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Donnay landing with the ground and pound. Donnay scoring with some ground and pound. Kozlov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Kozlov seems to have recovered his senses. Donnay postures up.
Donnay is in close to Kozlov's body, working some short punches and elbows. Donnay will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Donnay is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Donnay postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Kozlov throws a couple of heel strikes.
Donnay scoring with punches to the head and body. Kozlov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Donnay throws an elbow that misses. Kozlov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Donnay's guard. Nice move by Kozlov!#REVB##T2# Kozlov won't allow Donnay to sweep him here. Donnay managing to control the position. Kozlov trying to control the position from guard on top but Donnay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Kozlov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Donnay. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T3# Donnay lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR# Donnay postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Donnay with a nice head shot there. Donnay with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Donnay arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Kozlov's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Char Donnay! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1135 Round 2
Date: Feb 17, 2023 |
#R1##TD# Donnay scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Donnay not landing any meaningful shots this time. Big Papa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ground and pound from Donnay. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Donnay connects with a nice short shot to Big Papa's temple. Donnay thows a huge punch but Big Papa dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Donnay connects with a nice short shot to Big Papa's temple. #ROC#Big Papa is rocked! Donnay creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Big Papa is out cold and this one is all over! Donnay climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Char Donnay! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1135 Round 1
Date: Feb 16, 2023 |
#R1##TD2# Donnay shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Clemons's guard. Donnay must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Donnay postures up.
Donnay postures up and lands a big shot to Clemons's brow. Donnay makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Donnay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Donnay working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #ROC2#Clemons is rocked! Donnay arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Clemons's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Char Donnay! |
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