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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane O Donelly (ranked 2092 p4p, 2189 weight class) and Island Yonic (ranked 290 p4p, 302 weight class). Shane O Donelly is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane O Donelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Island Yonic!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from O Donelly as Yonic shoots in.
Yonic moves into the clinch successfully.
Yonic can't get the takedown.
Yonic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yonic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yonic is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in O Donelly's half guard.
O Donelly is looking to improve his position.
O Donelly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Donelly actively working from the bottom here.
O Donelly wants to control but Yonic is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Donelly is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donelly actively working from the bottom here.
O Donelly has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Yonic escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Yonic!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yonic creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
O Donelly is looking for a sweep.
O Donelly is working hard here to advance position.
Yonic is working O Donelly over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on O Donelly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yonic remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
O Donelly is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic wants to stand but O Donelly has his arm trapped.
Yonic lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear O Donelly down.
O Donelly tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yonic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
O Donelly gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
O Donelly actively working from the bottom here.
Yonic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yonic winds up and cracks O Donelly with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
O Donelly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
O Donelly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yonic is working for a kimura but O Donelly is defending it quite comfortably.
Yonic trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Yonic.
Nice strikes from Yonic there.
Yonic stands up out of the half guard.
Island Yonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yonic drives through and clinches with O Donelly against the cage.
Yonic manages to break the clinch.
Yonic moves into the clinch.
O Donelly tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yonic smiles and moves away.
Yonic shoots in and drives through. O Donelly sprawls well.
O Donelly appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Shane O Donelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Island Yonic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has O Donelly pinned against the cage. O Donelly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
O Donelly tries to counter with a takedown but Yonic is quick to defend against it.
Yonic misses with an uppercut
and O Donelly counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Yonic tries to get to full guard but O Donelly has control of the leg.
Yonic is pressing down on O Donelly's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yonic keeping moving, preventing O Donelly from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yonic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yonic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
O Donelly is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Island Yonic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yonic clinches.
Yonic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yonic looks to clinch
and O Donelly counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
O Donelly seems to be working for a kimura but Yonic defends the submission attempt.
O Donelly works his foot free and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Donelly lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
O Donelly with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Yonic blocking the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, O Donelly cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Yonic bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Yonic gets to his feet - O Donelly follows without any prompting.
Yonic has O Donelly up against the cage in a clinch.
O Donelly is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yonic to keep the fight standing.
Yonic breaks from the clinch.
Yonic gets a double leg takedown into O Donelly's guard.
Yonic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yonic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donelly had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yonic defends it easily.
O Donelly looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Yonic has picked O Donelly up and slammed him! O Donelly can't keep hold of the triangle and Yonic manages to pass to side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yonic lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear O Donelly down.
You can see the frustration on O Donelly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Island Yonic has got the better of the ground game so far.
O Donelly manages to work his way to half guard, despite Yonic's best efforts.
Yonic with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
O Donelly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Donelly actively working from the bottom here.
Yonic passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donelly is looking to reverse the position.
Yonic working away.
Yonic has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Yonic seems to be looking for submissions.
O Donelly is trying to maintain the position but Yonic is very close to passing his half guard.
Yonic with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
O Donelly wants to control but Yonic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic drops an elbow to the side of O Donelly's head.
O Donelly is trying to get back to full guard.
O Donelly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yonic wants to stand but O Donelly has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Yonic is figuring out what he wants to do next.
O Donelly is trying to maintain the position but Yonic is very close to passing his half guard.
Yonic trying to mount his opponent but O Donelly defends it.
Yonic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Island Yonic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Yonic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Yonic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yonic taking a breather here.
O Donelly is trying to improve his position.
Yonic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yonic is looking to take a break and control but O Donelly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Donelly is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Yonic's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
O Donelly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic slows the pace down in half guard.
Yonic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
O Donelly works his way to full guard. Good work.
O Donelly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
O Donelly looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Yonic passes into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Donelly seems a little lost for a moment, as Yonic dominates the positioning.
O Donelly is trying to control Yonic's posture but Yonic avoids it.
O Donelly sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Shane O Donelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic is nestled in close to O Donelly, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yonic tries to stand and escape but O Donelly is controlling the position.
Yonic passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for O Donelly!
Yonic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yonic postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. O Donelly looks a forlorn figure.
O Donelly is trying desperately to improve position.
Yonic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yonic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
O Donelly is rocked!
Yonic controlling the position easily from mount.
Oh O Donelly is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Donelly wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donelly is trying to break free.
O Donelly seems to have got his legs back now.
O Donelly trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
O Donelly is taking damage to the body and head.
Yonic keeps control of the position easily here as O Donelly tries to buck him off.
Yonic avoiding O Donelly 's attempts to control his hands.
O Donelly is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
O Donelly is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, with Yonic on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before O Donelly is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Yonic gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
O Donelly turns into Yonic and is now in his guard.
O Donelly throws a big elbow that misses.
Yonic pushes O Donelly off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Yonic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and O Donelly counters with a shoot takedown. Yonic fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yonic has O Donelly pulled in close to control his posture.
O Donelly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yonic is keeping the position for now.
Yonic is pulling down on O Donelly's head. It's preventing any offense from O Donelly, at least for the moment.
Yonic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Island Yonic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yonic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Island Yonic!
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