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LFNC 140 - Donowitz v Marvin 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ash Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Crossan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crossan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Darude - Sandstorm kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ash Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Crossan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crossan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams has managed to clinch.
Crossan misses with a punch to the body.
Williams is trying to stall.
Crossan trying to land knees to the body.
Crossan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Crossan as the two fighters clinch.
Crossan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crossan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crossan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Crossan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Williams will feel that in the morning.
Crossan cracks the inside of Williams's front leg.
Crossan connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crossan. That's going to slow Williams down.
Crossan lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Crossan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crossan.
Crossan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crossan thuds a left hand into Williams's body.
Crossan digs a good hook to Williams's body.
Crossan connects with a body shot.
Jamie Crossan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crossan works Williams's body with a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Crossan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crossan.
A shot to the liver by Crossan. Beautiful body shot.
Crossan works Williams's body with a nice hook.
Crossan connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crossan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Williams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crossan connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crossan lands with a right hand.
Crossan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crossan works over Williams's head and body with a nice combination.
Williams is rocked!
Crossan connects with an inside leg kick.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams tries to get into range but Crossan steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Williams! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Crossan scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jamie Crossan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Hollace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shannon Khoury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollace kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Outside by Staind. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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142 lbs
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronan Hollace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Shannon Khoury!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollace cracks Khoury with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hollace staying out of range there.
Hollace moves out of range as Khoury strikes.
Hollace connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hollace lands a really nice looking cross but Khoury seems unphased.
Hollace lands with a hook. Khoury tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ronan Hollace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Khoury.
A shot to the liver by Khoury. Beautiful body shot.
Khoury throws a lazy right hand but Hollace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good exchange - Hollace coming out on top.
Nice straight punches there by Hollace. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hollace.
Khoury throws a lazy right hand but Hollace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hollace connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khoury. Khoury circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hollace with a jab.
Hollace works Khoury's body with a nice hook.
Hollace cracks Khoury with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hollace looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khoury swings for the body but Hollace moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollace's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khoury under the eye.
Khoury takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hollace moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hollace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khoury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khoury has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Khoury there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hollace shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hollace looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hollace prevents Khoury from standing back up.
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. Hollace connects with a nice short shot to Khoury's temple.
Hollace is trying to control the action in half guard but Khoury is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Khoury is pressing down on Hollace's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hollace is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hollace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khoury keeping moving, preventing Hollace from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ronan Hollace.
Hollace scores with a jab to the body.
Khoury throws a combination. Hollace tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Khoury has managed to clinch.
Khoury is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hollace is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Khoury to the mat. Khoury regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hollace throws a big elbow that misses.
Khoury looking for a guillotine here but Hollace defends easily.
Hollace is in close to Khoury's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollace postures up.
Khoury is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hollace defends well.
Hollace is pushing down on Khoury's leg trying to pass to half guard. Khoury is fighting to maintain full guard but Hollace has managed to sneak the leg through.
Khoury is refusing to be controlled, as Hollace sits in half guard.
Khoury has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hollace is working away from the top position though.
Hollace is controlling the pace.
Hollace wants to control but Khoury is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollace is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hollace in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Khoury tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Hollace!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ronan Hollace!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ronan Hollace made sure he mentioned BLKOUT CLothing 93% Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rover Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Desperado by Los Lobos. Brophy has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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175 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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175 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rover Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Brophy!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brophy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
Brophy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brophy wants it to stay on the feet.
Gracie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Brophy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gracie is in Brophy's guard.
Gracie stops Brophy from standing up.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Brophy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brophy wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Brophy is having none of it.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brophy sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Brophy wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Brophy keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brophy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brophy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Brophy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Brophy defends the submission attempt.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Brophy defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Brophy is defending well.
Brophy won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brophy sees it coming and defends easily.
Brophy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brophy.
Brophy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Brophy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brophy manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Brophy's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Brophy blocks nicely.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brophy holds on and takes a little breather.
Gracie landing with the ground and pound.
Gracie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Brophy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gracie has Brophy in his guard.
Brophy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brophy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rover Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brophy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Brophy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brophy.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Brophy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brophy lands with a slapping head kick.
Brophy moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rover Gracie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brophy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brophy wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rover Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brophy wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Brophy lands a slapping body shot.
Brophy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie shoots in and bounces Brophy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brophy's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Brophy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brophy is trying to control but can't.
Brophy manages to get to full guard.
Brophy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brophy is breathing heavily.
Gracie tries to roll over but Brophy keeps him under control.
Brophy is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brophy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brophy is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Brophy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
Brophy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Brophy wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gracie looking to control.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brophy is aware though and is defending well.
Brophy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brophy's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brophy is not content to let Gracie control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brophy regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brophy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rover Gracie dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brophy gets a clinch.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brophy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brophy.
Brophy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brophy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gracie is pushing Brophy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brophy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brophy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gracie is working for takedown but Brophy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brophy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie stalls.
Brophy scores a nice knee to the body.
Brophy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Brophy shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rover Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brophy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brophy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brophy throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brophy lands a high kick!
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brophy swivels and escapes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Brophy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brophy moves into the clinch successfully.
Brophy breaks from the clinch.
Brophy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brophy wants it to stay on the feet.
Grant Brophy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brophy pinned against the cage. Brophy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brophy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brophy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Brophy misses with a knee to the head.
Brophy tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Grant Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie trying to control the position but instead, Brophy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gracie into the cage.
Gracie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brophy is defending well.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brophy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brophy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Gracie.
Brophy trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Brophy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brophy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brophy looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Brophy is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brophy down to the mat. Brophy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gracie advances to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brophy is looking to improve his position.
Rover Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Brophy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rover Gracie!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Verchanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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140 lbs
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165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Verchanko!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Verchanko's waist but Verchanko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jacobs off to one side.
Jacobs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jacobs misses with a takedown
and Verchanko counters by moving into the clinch.
Jacobs has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Verchanko after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Jacobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Verchanko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jacobs drops down looking for an ankle pick but Verchanko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Verchanko rushes Jacobs and presses him up against the cage.
Jacobs is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Verchanko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Verchanko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jacobs backwards.
Jacobs is rocked!
Verchanko scores with a hook to the body.
Oh Jacobs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Verchanko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Verchanko but Verchanko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jacobs seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verchanko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jacobs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Verchanko prevents it.
Jacobs looking for a takedown.
Verchanko breaks the clinch.
Verchanko lands a slapping body shot.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown but Verchanko shows good takedown defense.
Verchanko clinches up with Jacobs and pushes him back against the cage.
Verchanko pushes Jacobs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Verchanko gets underhooks to prevent Jacobs's takedown attempt.
Verchanko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Verchanko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verchanko is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Verchanko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jacobs.
Jacobs is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verchanko digs a right hand underneath Jacobs's ribcage. Jacobs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Verchanko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Verchanko.
Jacobs is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Verchanko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jacobs really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Verchanko pushes Jacobs against the cage. Verchanko is working some dirty boxing. Verchanko pushes off with a quick right hook! Jacobs goes down! Jacobs tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Verchanko moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Verchanko!
Our winner, Ivan Verchanko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donald Pleasance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaisuke Nakasone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakasone comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Limp Bizkit- Break stuff kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kaisuke Nakasone has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Donald Pleasance's chin.
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21
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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27
179 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Donald Pleasance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaisuke Nakasone!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakasone throws a nice looking combination but Pleasance bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nakasone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pleasance shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pleasance dominating with strikes here.
Nakasone in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pleasance takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pleasance wants to control the pace but Nakasone is squirming around nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakasone is trying desperately to improve position.
Pleasance controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakasone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleasance controlling his opponent.
Pleasance pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nakasone is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nakasone is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pleasance lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nakasone is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nakasone is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pleasance landing shots from mount.
Nakasone is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Pleasance connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pleasance working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pleasance controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pleasance landing strikes from the mount.
Nakasone manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nakasone slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pleasance is sitting in close to Nakasone's body. Nakasone has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Pleasance is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Pleasance is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Nakasone.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kaisuke Nakasone!
Kaisuke Nakasone bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zmesan Borec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is DMX - Joe Harrison Song. Borec has chosen Megadeth - Lucretia as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
235 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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35
224 lbs
24 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Zmesan Borec!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Harrison misses.
Harrison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Borec tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrison scores with a punch to the head.
Harrison tries to bum rush Borec with a series of wild strikes but Borec uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zmesan Borec seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Harrison misses.
Some wild striking there from Borec.
Harrison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harrison dodges the punch combination from Borec.
Borec tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harrison swivels and escapes.
Borec throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That kick from Borec tenderised Harrison's leg. Harrison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Borec takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison throws a nice looking combination but Borec bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Borec swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harrison counters with a three punch combo that has Borec backing up. Borec nods at Harrison to acknowledge the strikes.
It looks like Zmesan Borec has been cut.
Borec closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Harrison did well to prevent Borec getting side control.
Harrison wants to get back to full guard.
Harrison looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borec thows a huge punch but Harrison dodges it nicely.
Borec is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Borec lands strikes from half guard.
Borec has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Borec throwing shots but Harrison is blocking nicely.
Harrison is trying to stand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Harrison is trying to get back to full guard.
Borec blocks the strikes from Harrison.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Borec lands a nice short elbow.
Harrison is trying to stand back up but Borec is controlling him
Borec is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Harrison is trying to stand.
Borec missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Borec is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Harrison is just riding it out for now. Borec eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Harrison is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Borec jumps into side control!
Harrison is trying to get back to half guard.
Harrison on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harrison tries to get out of the position.
Harrison tries to escape but Borec is in control.
Harrison is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Harrison is looking to improve his position.
Harrison is trying to stand back up but Borec is controlling him
Borec controlling the pace.
Harrison wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Borec.
Borec is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is looking to escape.
Harrison is trying to maintain the position but Borec is very close to passing his half guard.
Borec wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harrison keeps working.
Borec is looking for a kimura here.
Harrison misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Harrison actively working from the bottom here.
Borec is looking for a kimura but Harrison is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Borec to get the leverage.
Harrison tries to get to full guard but Borec has control of the leg.
Harrison is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Borec scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Harrison trying to control from the bottom.
Borec moves nicely into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison is looking to regain half guard here but Borec keeps moving and retains side control.
Harrison wants to get back to his feet.
Borec working the body and head with strikes.
Borec tries for a kimura but Harrison is defending well.
Harrison is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrison is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Borec trying to control the position but Harrison is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zmesan Borec will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zmesan Borec's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Borec keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrison uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Borec has time to react.
Borec scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Harrison looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harrison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Borec on the ground.
Borec working over Harrison with some ground and pound. Harrison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zmesan Borec has got the better of the ground game so far.
Borec landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harrison is looking to improve his position.
Borec landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Borec prevents Harrison from improving his position.
Harrison trying to control but Borec postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borec seems to be working for a kimura but Harrison defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borec is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Harrison has managed to free his arm - good work.
Borec is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Harrison tries to kick Borec off but Borec keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Borec is looking for a kimura here.
Borec working the head and body with strikes.
Borec is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Harrison still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Harrison has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Harrison tries to get to his feet but Borec is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Harrison in his guard.
Harrison has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borec working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harrison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harrison manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrison is looking to stand up but Borec won't let him.
Harrison gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Joe Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left and a right from Borec both land. Nice combination.
Harrison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Borec closes the distance and clinches.
Harrison working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borec has picked Harrison up - he's going for a ride! Borec dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Harrison moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Harrison trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Harrison isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Borec stacks Harrison on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Borec!
Harrison is trying to improve his position.
Borec wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Harrison, who protects the arm well.
Borec working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borec is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Harrison has escaped the position, nice work there.
Borec is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Harrison knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Harrison tries to kick Borec off in order to stand up. Borec Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Borec thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Harrison's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Borec is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Harrison knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Harrison is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zmesan Borec showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zmesan Borec's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Harrison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Borec's hands.
Harrison throws a right hand that Borec ducks under and follows up with a left that Borec also avoids with ease.
Borec avoids the body shot from Harrison.
Harrison is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Harrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borec manages to avoid it.
Harrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Borec looks to land a combination but Harrison avoids it well.
Borec walks into a left hand.
Borec tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Borec decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Harrison has hold of Borec's hands but Borec slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Borec is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Harrison is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borec lands a big elbow - Harrison is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Borec!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zmesan Borec!
After the fight, Zmesan Borec 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Underhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Underhill has chosen Chimaira - Warpath as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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31
260 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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30
235 lbs
24 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dante Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Underhill!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Underhill tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Underhill shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smith lands a high kick!
It looks like Mike Underhill has been cut.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Underhill sees coming a mile off.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Underhill on 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!
Underhill fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Underhill has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smith.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Underhill shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Dante Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Underhill.
That kick from Smith tenderised Underhill's leg. Underhill is trying to keep his angry face on.
Underhill is trying desperately to land a takedown but Smith is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Underhill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Underhill blocks a low kick nicely.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Underhill shoots in.
Underhill looks gassed!
Jab from Smith.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Underhill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Underhill doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith wobbles Underhill with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Smith dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Underhill to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dante Smith!
Dante Smith very nearly forgot to thank BioPharm Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milano Mazric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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27
255 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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22
280 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Milano Mazric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bart Simpson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson takes a swing at Mazric's ribcage but misses.
Mazric on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Simpson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mazric closes the distance looking to clinch
and Simpson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mazric looks to clinch
and Simpson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mazric tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Simpson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Simpson lands a head shot.
Mazric uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simpson.
Simpson throws a shot from downtown. Mazric moves away and avoids it.
Simpson scores with a jab to the body.
Simpson throws a looping overhand right but Mazric ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mazric tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simpson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Simpson forces Mazric back against the cage and clinches.
Simpson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mazric backwards.
Mazric tries to pull guard but Simpson won't allow it.
Simpson slows down the pace here.
Simpson scores with a shot to the side of Mazric's head.
Simpson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Simpson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mazric tries to pull guard but Simpson won't allow it.
Simpson cracks Mazric with a nice body shot.
Mazric is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simpson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mazric backwards.
Simpson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Simpson there.
Simpson rushes Mazric and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Simpson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Simpson as the two fighters clinch.
Simpson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mazric or not.
Simpson lands a shot to the body.
Simpson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mazric to his knees! Simpson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bart Simpson!
Bart Simpson very nearly forgot to thank Hilo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Krook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krook comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Courage kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kalle Krook has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
205 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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26
209 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
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World class MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Good!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Kalle Krook!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krook throws a big shot that misses.
Krook moves away from the strike by Good.
Krook with a hook.
Krook closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Good did well to prevent Krook getting side control.
Krook tries to pass the half guard into mount. Good knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Krook is trying to control. Good wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Good trying to get back to full guard but Krook takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Krook cracks Good with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It looks like Nate Good has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good tries to lock up and control but Krook gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Krook lands a big elbow.
Krook throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
BOOM! Krook connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Krook lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Good is rocked!
Nate Good's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krook drops a big elbow. That's hurt Good! More shots from Krook and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalle Krook! Kalle Krook retains his light heavyweight title!
Kalle Krook decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between King Marvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marvin's entrance music is King of Kings by Motorhead. A fine choice. Donowitz has chosen The Bear Jew as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, King Marvin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Donowitz!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marvin misses with a wild body shot.
Donowitz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
King Marvin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donowitz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marvin fails with the takedown.
Marvin throws the left hand but Donowitz avoids the punch easily.
Donowitz throws a lazy right hand but Marvin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marvin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy left from Donowitz finds it's target.
Marvin throws a hook but Donowitz avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Donowitz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Donowitz.
Donowitz lands a head shot.
Marvin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Donowitz's half guard.
Donowitz tries to roll over but Marvin keeps him under control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marvin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin with the ground and pound but Donowitz uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Donowitz wants to stand up but Marvin is controlling him.
Donowitz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marvin lands a couple of digs.
Marvin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marvin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donowitz is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donowitz keeping moving, preventing Marvin from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Donowitz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Marvin landing with the ground and pound.
Marvin throws a big right hand that misses.
Donowitz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marvin slips nicely into half guard.
Marvin is trying to work for a kimura but Donowitz is defending well.
Marvin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marvin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marvin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Donowitz sees it coming and defends easily.
Marvin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Donowitz defending well though.
Donowitz wants to get back to his feet.
Marvin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Donowitz is just riding it out for now. Marvin eventually gives up the hold.
Marvin wants to pass the guard but Donowitz is defending well.
Marvin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marvin thows a huge punch but Donowitz dodges it nicely.
Marvin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Donowitz defends it well.
Marvin seems to be looking for submissions.
Marvin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donowitz trying to hold on to Marvin's head to control him but Marvin postures up.
Marvin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Donowitz sees it coming and defends easily.
Marvin trying to mount his opponent but Donowitz defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Marvin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Donowitz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donowitz throws a looping overhand right but Marvin ducks down to avoid it.
Marvin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donowitz throws a big shot that misses.
Marvin avoids the head kick by Donowitz.
Marvin shoots in looking for a takedown but Donowitz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marvin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Donowitz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Donowitz looks to land a right hand but Marvin moved out of range.
Marvin misses with a straight right.
Donowitz thows a body shot but no joy.
Marvin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Donowitz tries to avoid it but Marvin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Donowitz to the ground. Donowitz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Donowitz misses with a straight right.
Marvin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Donowitz defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Marvin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice straight punches there by Marvin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marvin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marvin. Donowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donny Donowitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donowitz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marvin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donowitz throws out the jab.
Marvin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donowitz throws an overhand right that lands on Marvin's shoulder, as Marvin tries to avoid the shot.
Donowitz stuffs the takedown attempt from Marvin. Marvin gets slowly back to his feet.
Marvin slips under a jab.
Marvin slips under a jab from Donowitz.
Marvin misses with a wild body shot.
Marvin tries to clinch up.
Marvin throws a looping overhand right but Donowitz ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Donowitz on the side of the head.
Marvin fails with a takedown attempt.
Marvin misses with a looping right.
Donowitz looks to land a right hand but Marvin moved out of range.
Marvin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Donowitz connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donowitz misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donowitz. Marvin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Donowitz. No joy for Marvin on that attempt.
Donowitz throws a looping overhand right but Marvin ducks down to avoid it.
Marvin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Donowitz circles away.
Donowitz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marvin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Donowitz punishes Marvin's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz thuds a left hand into Marvin's body.
Donowitz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donowitz connects with a right hand. Marvin shakes it off.
Marvin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donowitz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marvin doesn't seem bothered though.
Donowitz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Donowitz scores with a punch to the head.
Marvin moves out of range as Donowitz strikes.
Marvin misses the jab.
Donowitz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marvin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Donowitz's head.
A swing and a miss from Donowitz.
Marvin throws the left hand but Donowitz avoids the punch easily.
Marvin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Donowitz tries to avoid it but Marvin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Donowitz to the ground. Donowitz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marvin dives in and grabs Donowitz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Donowitz pushes down on Marvin's head and hops out.
Donny Donowitz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marvin closes the distance and clinches up with Donowitz, looking for a takedown. Marvin pushes Donowitz against the cage but Donowitz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Donowitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marvin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marvin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Marvin misses the target.
Donowitz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Donowitz lands with a slapping head kick.
Marvin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marvin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Donowitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab from Donowitz.
A slow jab from Marvin misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Donowitz.
Marvin moves out of range as Donowitz throws a body kick.
Donowitz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marvin's sensitive parts.
Marvin lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Donowitz misses.
Marvin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marvin wants to clinch.
Donowitz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marvin on the side of the head.
Marvin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Donowitz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marvin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donowitz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marvin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donowitz throws a looping overhand right but Marvin ducks down to avoid it.
Marvin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Donowitz circles away.
Donowitz throws a leg kick that misses.
Marvin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Donowitz as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Marvin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donowitz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marvin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marvin doesn't manage to clinch there - Donowitz circles away.
Donowitz cracks Marvin with an open hand slap.
Donowitz throws a jab when Marvin was well out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donowitz.
Marvin misses the shot to the body.
Donowitz connects with a right hand. Marvin shakes it off.
Marvin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Donowitz defends it nicely.
Donowitz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Donowitz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donowitz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marvin takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - Marvin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donowitz throws the left hand but Marvin avoids the punch easily.
Donowitz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Marvin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Donowitz misses with a right hand
and Marvin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marvin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Marvin advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marvin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Donowitz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marvin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Donowitz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Marvin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marvin 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.
Marvin thows a huge punch but Donowitz dodges it nicely.
Marvin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Donowitz's head.
Donowitz is looking to control Marvin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Donowitz avoid being mounted?
Donowitz tries to kick Marvin off but Marvin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Marvin drops an elbow to the side of Donowitz's head.
Marvin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Donowitz defending well though.
Donowitz pushes Marvin off looking to stand but Marvin dives back in and keeps control.
Marvin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Donowitz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marvin is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marvin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marvin works his way into full mount!
Donowitz is squirming around, avoiding Marvin's attempts to control the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donowitz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Marvin lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but King Marvin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Donowitz cracks Marvin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Donowitz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marvin's head.
Donowitz fails to land with a series of punches.
Donowitz throws a hook but Marvin blocks it.
A big left from Donowitz misses.
Marvin throws a lazy right hand but Donowitz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donowitz throws a sloppy head kick and Marvin moves out of range easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Donowitz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Donowitz loads up on a big right hand but Marvin slips the punch.
Donowitz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marvin.
A lazy left from Marvin finds it's target.
Marvin looks to land a right hand but Donowitz moved out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Marvin blocks the leg kick.
Marvin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donowitz manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marvin throws a shot from downtown. Donowitz moves away and avoids it.
Donowitz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Donowitz misses with a hook.
Donowitz throws a low kick, looking for Marvin's leg but Marvin calmly moves out of range.
Marvin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Donowitz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Donowitz.
Marvin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donowitz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marvin.
Marvin closes the distance and clinches up with Donowitz, looking for a takedown. Marvin pushes Donowitz against the cage but Donowitz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marvin fails with the takedown.
Donowitz throws a jab when Marvin was well out of range.
Donowitz throws a shot from downtown. Marvin moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz lands a jab.
Donowitz misses with a looping right.
Donowitz thows a body shot but no joy.
Marvin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marvin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donowitz moves away.
Marvin tries to clinch up.
Marvin lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Donowitz.
Marvin misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marvin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donowitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marvin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marvin.
Marvin takes one on the button.
Donowitz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marvin.
Marvin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin missing with a left hand there. Donowitz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donowitz blocks a jab.
Donowitz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donowitz misses with a body shot.
Donowitz slaps away a takedown attempt from Marvin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Marvin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marvin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donowitz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marvin.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marvin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Horrible takedown by Marvin or perhaps it was just good defense by Donowitz which made him look bad.
Marvin throws a looping overhand right but Donowitz ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marvin misses the jab.
Marvin blocks a low kick nicely.
Donowitz digs a good body shot into Marvin's ribs.
Donowitz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marvin.
Marvin takes one to the chin there.
Marvin shoots in but no luck this time.
Donowitz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marvin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marvin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Donowitz defends it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donowitz takes a swing at Marvin's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from Marvin.
A telegraphed right hand from Marvin misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Marvin blocks a low kick nicely.
Marvin throws out a loose jab but Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marvin shoots for a double leg takedown but Donowitz sprawls well. He's pushed Marvin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Donowitz with a nice cross.
Marvin closes the distance and clinches.
Donowitz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donowitz blocking some punches.
Donowitz breaks from the clinch.
Donowitz looks to land a right hand but Marvin moved out of range.
Marvin misses with a straight left.
Marvin shoots in looking for a takedown. Donowitz tries to sprawl out of it but Marvin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Donowitz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Donowitz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donowitz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin tries to close the distance and clinch but Donowitz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donowitz thuds his right hand into Marvin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Donowitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marvin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marvin tries to close the distance and clinch but Donowitz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marvin is looking to clinch.
Marvin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Donowitz but Donowitz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Marvin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marvin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donowitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donowitz lands a right hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Donowitz.
Marvin digs a good body shot into Donowitz's ribs.
Marvin needs to keep his hands up - Donowitz had a free shot at his head there.
A left lands for Donowitz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz avoids the body shot from Marvin.
Donowitz looks to land a combination. Marvin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Marvin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marvin tries to clinch up but Donowitz circles away and keeps his distance.
Marvin looks to throw the jab but Donowitz is out of range.
Donowitz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marvin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marvin.
Donowitz misses with a body kick.
Donowitz lands a nice looking body kick.
Marvin shoots for a double leg takedown but Donowitz sprawls well. He's pushed Marvin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Marvin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marvin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Donowitz finds it's target.
Donowitz just misses with a punch to the body.
Marvin is looking to clinch.
Donowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marvin.
Donowitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Donowitz misses its intended target.
Donowitz staying out of range there.
A jab from Donowitz finds it's way through Marvin's defenses.
Marvin slips under a jab from Donowitz.
Donowitz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donowitz thows a body shot but no joy.
Donowitz misses the shot to the body.
Marvin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Donowitz pinned against the cage. Donowitz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marvin avoids the head kick by Donowitz.
Marvin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Donowitz avoids it really well and circles away.
Marvin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Donowitz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Donowitz throws a push kick but Marvin slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Marvin misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to the body from Marvin misses
and Donowitz counters with a head kick.
Marvin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donowitz feints and then cracks Marvin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marvin down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donny Donowitz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Donowitz 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donny Donowitz! Donny Donowitz retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Donny Donowitz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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