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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donny Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Spotwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donny Donovan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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220 lbs
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188 cm
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212 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donny Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerry Spotwood!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan scores with a jab.
A big left from Donovan misses.
Donovan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Donovan keeping moving, preventing Spotwood from controlling successfully.
Spotwood sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Donovan's guard.
Spotwood prevents Donovan from improving his position.
Donovan moves into full guard.
Donovan looking for subs off his back but Spotwood has passed one foot through into half guard.
Donovan is trying to get back to full guard.
Spotwood is looking for a kimura but Donovan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Spotwood to get the leverage.
Donovan works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spotwood working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Donovan's head.
Spotwood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donovan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Donovan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spotwood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Spotwood is looking to stand up but Donovan won't let him.
Donovan controls Spotwood momentarily but Spotwood frees himself.
Spotwood looking to pass the guard.
Spotwood looking to sit in guard and control but Donovan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Spotwood keeping moving, preventing Donovan from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Spotwood slips a straight right by Donovan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Spotwood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donovan looks to land a left hand but Spotwood moved out of range nicely.
Donovan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donovan's corner calls for a 1-2. Donovan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Donovan scores with a body shot.
Donovan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spotwood counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Donovan trying to control here.
Spotwood thows a huge punch but Donovan dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spotwood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Spotwood trying to pass the guard but Donovan defending well.
Spotwood is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan trying to control but Spotwood postures up.
Spotwood is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Donovan looks to score with a jab to the body but Spotwood is just out of range.
Spotwood walks into a straight right hand from Donovan.
Donovan just misses with a punch to the body.
Donovan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Donovan misses the shot to the body.
Spotwood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donovan.
Donny Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spotwood shoots in for a double leg but Donovan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Donovan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spotwood waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Donovan.
Donovan dips to his left and cracks Spotwood with an uppercut!
Donovan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Donovan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spotwood.
Donovan scores with the left hand. Spotwood knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Donovan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donovan lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spotwood shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Spotwood was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Spotwood with the ground and pound from mount.
Donovan tries to hold on but Spotwood postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donovan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Spotwood is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Donovan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donovan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Spotwood fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Donovan misses.
Donovan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spotwood counters with a takedown into side control.
Spotwood has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Spotwood is looking to take a break and control but Donovan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Donovan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Spotwood decides to stand up, so the ref orders Donovan to his feet.
Spotwood feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Spotwood drops back looking for a leg! Donovan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Donovan manages to kick Spotwood off! Spotwood jumps back into Donovan's guard.
Donovan is looking for a triangle but Spotwood pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spotwood is pushing down on Donovan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Donovan is fighting to maintain full guard but Spotwood has managed to sneak the leg through.
Spotwood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Donovan is trying to maintain the position but Spotwood is very close to passing his half guard.
Spotwood wants to work for an arm triangle but Donovan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Spotwood is breathing heavily.
Donovan gets full guard.
Donovan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Spotwood stacks Donovan 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 Spotwood!
Spotwood working the head and body with strikes.
Jerry Spotwood has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spotwood throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spotwood throwing strikes but Donovan manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Spotwood manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Donovan wants to control the action here but instead Spotwood manages to pass to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spotwood avoids the attempt from Donovan to control.
Spotwood with good strikes from the mount here!
Spotwood punishing his opponent with strikes.
Spotwood controlling the position easily from mount.
Spotwood prevents Donovan from getting the reversal.
Spotwood jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Donovan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Spotwood working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan sneaks back into half guard.
Spotwood is trying to control the action in half guard but Donovan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Spotwood is looking to advance position but Donovan won't allow it.
Donovan wants to get back to full guard.
Donovan wants to control but Spotwood is keeping busy.
Spotwood missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Spotwood is trying to work for a kimura but Donovan is defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Spotwood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Donovan scores with a shot to the body.
Donovan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spotwood.
Spotwood shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Donovan is trying to defend but Spotwood finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Spotwood wants to work for an arm triangle but Donovan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Donovan trying to control here.
Donovan is concentrating on defense, preventing Spotwood from advancing position.
Spotwood is looking to take a break and control but Donovan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Spotwood 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. This is the final round!
Donovan lands with a nice body punch.
Spotwood misses with a takedown attempt - Donovan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Donovan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spotwood counters with a single leg into guard. Donovan didn't expect that.
Donovan wants to sweep here but Spotwood controlling him for the moment.
Donovan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Spotwood postures up.
Spotwood trying to control the position from guard on top but Donovan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spotwood lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Spotwood pushes down on Donovan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Donovan wants to improve his position but Spotwood is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Spotwood is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Donovan wants to control but Spotwood is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Donovan keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Spotwood stalling.
Donovan is trying to control but can't.
Spotwood thows a huge punch but Donovan dodges it nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Donovan connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Spotwood looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Donovan!
Donovan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Spotwood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Spotwood tries to pass to full mount but Donovan defends it.
Donovan trying to control from the bottom.
Spotwood looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Spotwood is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Donovan is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spotwood thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donovan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spotwood shoots in for a double leg but Donovan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Spotwood slips a jab from Donovan.
Donovan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spotwood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donovan misses with a body shot.
Spotwood tries to clinch but Donovan moves out of range.
Spotwood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Donovan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Donovan.
Spotwood changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Donovan tries to avoid it but Spotwood manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Donovan to the ground. Donovan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Donny Donovan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Spotwood.
Spotwood shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Donovan as he avoids it easily.
No joy there for Donovan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donovan loads up on a big right hand but Spotwood slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spotwood walks into a straight right hand from Donovan.
Donovan fails to land with a series of punches.
Donovan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Spotwood shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Donovan trying to control but Spotwood postures up.
Spotwood wants to work for an arm triangle but Donovan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Donovan tries to get to full guard but Spotwood has control of the leg.
Donovan wants to get back to full guard but Spotwood has mounted him!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jerry Spotwood.
I think Spotwood has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Spotwood!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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