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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timo Bader (ranked 1169 p4p, 1703 weight class) and Cayden Donovan (ranked 160 p4p, 220 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Great elbows
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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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Timo Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cayden Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bader's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Donovan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bader scrambles back to his feet.
Donovan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bader scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Cayden Donovan has been cut.
Donovan staying out of range there.
Bader scores with a sloppy right hand. Donovan should have avoided that one.
Donovan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Donovan wants to clinch up but Bader keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Bader was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Donovan.
Donovan closes the distance and clinches.
Donovan tries to work over Bader's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donovan misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Bader's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donovan misses with some punches.
Bader managing to block the knees to the body from Donovan.
Bader lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bader takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bader throws a jab but it's blocked by Donovan.
Bader throws a hook but Donovan avoids it easily.
Bader misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bader bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bader cracks Donovan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Donovan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Donovan.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bader jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decent striking displayed by Donovan there.
Bader throws the left hand but Donovan avoids the punch easily.
Donovan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bader misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Donovan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donovan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bader.
Bader fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Donovan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donovan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bader is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Donovan staying out of range there.
A big left from Donovan misses.
Donovan blocks a jab.
Donovan slips under a jab from Bader.
Bader misses with an uppercut. Donovan saw that one coming.
Donovan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bader with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Donovan jabs Bader to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donovan jabs at Bader's body.
Donovan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donovan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donovan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bader.
Donovan jabs Bader to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donovan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bader.
Donovan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Bader.
Donovan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donovan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Donovan misses the shot to the body.
Bader works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That has opened up Cayden Donovan's cut even more.
Bader misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Donovan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Donovan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donovan slips a jab from Bader.
Donovan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bader on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Donovan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Donovan blocks a jab.
Donovan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Donovan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bader swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donovan misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Bader.
Donovan closes the distance and clinches.
Donovan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bader's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donovan slips a jab from Bader.
A countering left hand to the body from Donovan misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bader was well out of range. Poor timing from Donovan.
Bader appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bader throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bader uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donovan.
As Donovan looks to move away, Bader throws a big counter combo but Donovan just gets out of the way.
Donovan throws a big shot that misses.
Donovan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bader paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bader throws a hook but Donovan avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Donovan.
Donovan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Donovan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bader.
Bader misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Bader misses its intended target.
Donovan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A punch combination from Bader misses.
Donovan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Timo Bader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donovan moves into the clinch successfully.
Donovan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bader tries to break free but Donovan pushes him back against the cage.
Bader is trying to break the clinch but Donovan has him pressed against the cage.
Donovan lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bader.
Bader manages to break the clinch.
Bader moves out of range as Donovan strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader throws an overhand right that lands on Donovan's shoulder, as Donovan tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donovan jabs Bader to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donovan misses with a hook.
Bader keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bader throws a body punch but Donovan moves out of range.
Donovan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bader rather than just go for the knockout.
Bader swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donovan moves away from the strike by Bader.
Donovan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bader.
Donovan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donovan pushes Bader up against the cage in a clinch.
Bader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bader is trying to push Donovan away but Donovan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Donovan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donovan throws a punch but it's blocked by Bader.
Donovan throws an elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donovan tries to work over Bader's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bader managing to block the knees to the body from Donovan.
Bader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donovan ducks under a wild hook from Bader.
Donovan fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cayden Donovan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cayden Donovan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bader misses with a hook. Donovan ducked under it nicely.
Donovan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Donovan does it's job there.
Donovan tries to clinch but Bader is having none of it.
Bader looks to land a left hand but Donovan moved out of range nicely.
Donovan misses with a wild combination.
Donovan takes one to the side of the head.
Donovan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donovan scores with a jab to the body.
Bader throws a hook but Donovan avoids it easily.
Donovan misses the shot to the body.
Donovan misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Bader finds it's way through Donovan's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bader will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bader swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bader takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Timo Bader is winning the standup battle so far.
Donovan slips under a jab.
Donovan misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bader throws out the jab.
Donovan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Donovan misses.
Donovan throws a shot to the body.
Donovan cracks Bader with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Donovan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bader throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donovan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donovan digs a good hook to Bader's body.
Donovan slips a straight right by Bader.
Bader throws a hook but Donovan avoids it easily.
Donovan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Donovan lands a nice hook to Bader's body. Bader takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donovan misses with a hook. Bader ducked under it nicely.
Donovan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donovan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bader.
Donovan thuds a left hand into Bader's body.
Donovan scores with a jab. Bader acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A left lands for Donovan.
Bader lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The cut above Cayden Donovan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Donovan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bader throws a big shot that misses.
Donovan misses with a hook
and Bader counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bader connects with a combination that backs up Donovan into the cage. Bader lands a flurry of punches that gets past Donovan's guard. Donovan is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Bader bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timo Bader!
Timo Bader thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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