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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Pulizzi (ranked 1212 p4p, 1104 weight class) and Donner Keil (ranked 166 p4p, 148 weight class). Donner Keil has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Pulizzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donner Keil!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keil dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pulizzi. That did some damage!
Keil connects with a nice looking jab.
Keil thuds his right hand into Pulizzi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Keil has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Keil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pulizzi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pulizzi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Keil cracks Pulizzi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Keil.
Keil misses with a right hand
and Pulizzi counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Donner Keil has been cut.
Keil cracks Pulizzi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pulizzi slips a jab from Keil.
Pulizzi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Keil throws out a loose jab but Pulizzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Pulizzi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Keil throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Pulizzi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keil throws a poor cross that misses
and Pulizzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keil scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keil throws a nice looking combination but Pulizzi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pulizzi throwing a counter right hand but Keil manages to avoid it.
Pulizzi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Keil throws a jab but it's blocked by Pulizzi.
Pulizzi is looking for a counter combo.
Good shot there by Keil.
Pulizzi avoids a kick to the body.
Pulizzi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Keil just misses with a punch to the body.
Pulizzi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Keil throws a low kick but Pulizzi avoids it.
Keil scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pulizzi doesn't seem bothered though.
Pulizzi checks a leg kick.
Pulizzi throws a big counter combination but Keil scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pulizzi moves out of range as Keil strikes.
Pulizzi is looking to counter punch.
Pulizzi moves away from the strike by Keil.
Pulizzi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut there from Keil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keil looks to score with a jab to the body but Pulizzi is just out of range.
Pulizzi is looking to counter punch.
Keil throws a right and a left that Pulizzi avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Pulizzi misses the target.
Keil throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Keil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pulizzi is looking to counter punch.
Keil loads up on a big right hand but Pulizzi slips the punch.
Pulizzi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keil is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pulizzi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Keil.
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!
Keil misses with a low kick.
Pulizzi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keil.
Keil scores with a punch to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Keil. Those never looked like landing.
Pulizzi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Keil throws a poor cross that misses
and Pulizzi counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Keil - just one landing.
Keil looks to land a left hand but Pulizzi moved out of range nicely.
Donner Keil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keil throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pulizzi counters with a stiff right hand.
Keil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulizzi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Keil misses with an uppercut.
Pulizzi tries to move into range but Keil moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Keil swings for the body but Pulizzi moves out of range.
Keil fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pulizzi is out of range.
Keil throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pulizzi.
A little feinted left hand from Pulizzi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Keil misses with a lunging right hand
and Pulizzi counters with a stiff right hand.
Keil turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulizzi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Keil missing with a left hand there. Pulizzi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pulizzi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice leg kick from Keil, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Keil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pulizzi throws a big counter combination but Keil scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Keil throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Keil.
Pulizzi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Keil lands a really nice looking cross but Pulizzi seems unphased.
Keil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Pulizzi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donner Keil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donner Keil's cut.
That's time! Pulizzi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A shot to the body from Keil misses
and Pulizzi counters with a nice uppercut.
Keil scores with a nice head shot.
A shot to the body from Keil misses
and Pulizzi counters with a crisp one two that drops Keil! Pulizzi thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Keil to his feet! Keil is in big trouble!
Pulizzi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Keil stuns Pulizzi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Keil swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pulizzi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Keil! Pulizzi lets Keil back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Keil is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keil swings widly with a right hand
and Pulizzi counters with a stiff right hand.
Keil is still on wobbly legs! Can Pulizzi finish him?
Pulizzi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keil seems to have recovered his senses.
Keil feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pulizzis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pulizzi slips a straight right by Keil.
It looked like Pulizzi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pulizzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Keil.
Pulizzi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulizzi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Keil throws a poor cross that misses
and Pulizzi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Keil! Pulizzi lets Keil back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Keil looks to score with a jab to the body but Pulizzi is just out of range.
Keil throws a lazy right hand but Pulizzi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keil ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Keil lands with a good 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!
Pulizzi checks a leg kick.
Pulizzi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pulizzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Keil.
Pulizzi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pulizzi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Keil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pulizzi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Keil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulizzi manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Pulizzi misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keil does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pulizzi is looking to counter punch.
Pulizzi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good work by Pulizzi as he checks the leg kick.
Keil connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pulizzi's hands.
Pulizzi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Keil connects with a leg kick.
Keil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keil throws a combination that misses
and Pulizzi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Keil throws a hook but Pulizzi avoids it easily.
Pulizzi is looking to counter punch.
Keil throws a lazy uppercut
and Pulizzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pulizzi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Pulizzi defending well as Keil loads up on a big left hand.
Keil scores with a nice head shot.
Keil throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keil lands with a nice body punch.
Keil throws a leg kick
and Pulizzi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Keil! Pulizzi lets Keil back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That has opened up Donner Keil's cut even more.
Pulizzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keil looks to land a right hand but Pulizzi moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Pulizzi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Keil misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Pulizzi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pulizzi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Keil throws a series of strikes that have Pulizzi backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keil misses with an uppercut. Pulizzi saw that one coming.
As Keil looks to move away, Pulizzi throws a big counter combo but Keil just gets out of the way.
Keil throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pulizzi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Keil lands a head shot.
Keil throws a looping overhand right but Pulizzi ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keil misses the body punch
and Pulizzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Keil misses.
Keil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulizzi avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Pulizzi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joe Pulizzi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pulizzi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Keil catches Pulizzi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pulizzi moves away from the strike by Keil.
It looked like Pulizzi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pulizzi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keil.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keil is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Donner Keil will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Donner Keil'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. This is the final round!
Keil lands a two punch combo.
Pulizzi checks a low kick from Keil.
Pulizzi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Keil.
Keil has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pulizzi needs to keep his hands up - Keil had a free shot at his head there.
Keil lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A swing and a miss from Keil.
Pulizzi is looking to counter punch.
Keil walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pulizzi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pulizzi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Keil throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pulizzi is looking for a counter combo.
Pulizzi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Keil looks to throw the jab but Pulizzi is out of range.
Pulizzi throwing a counter right hand but Keil manages to avoid it.
Keil just misses with a punch to the body.
Pulizzi throwing a counter right hand but Keil manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulizzi checks a leg kick nicely.
Pulizzi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Keil misses with a series of wild punches.
Pulizzi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Donner Keil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keil throws a lazy right hand but Pulizzi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pulizzi is looking for a counter combo.
Keil scores with a shot to the body.
Keil darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pulizzi avoids a kick to the body.
Pulizzi throwing a counter right hand but Keil manages to avoid it.
Keil throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pulizzi counters with a nice right hand that sends Keil toppling to the canvas! Keil scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Pulizzi finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulizzi moves out of range of the leg kick from Keil.
Pulizzi throws a big counter combination but Keil scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pulizzi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pulizzi dodges the punch combination from Keil.
An attempted straight right counter from Pulizzi misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keil dips to his left and cracks Pulizzi with an uppercut!
Keil tries to land a leg kick but Pulizzi saw it coming and moves away.
Keil lands with a right hand.
Pulizzi defending well as Keil loads up on a big left hand.
Keil misses with a shot to the body
and Pulizzi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Keil! Pulizzi lets Keil back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Keil throws an overhand right that lands on Pulizzi's shoulder, as Pulizzi tries to avoid the shot.
Pulizzi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick from Keil, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pulizzi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keil looks to throw the jab but Pulizzi is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Pulizzi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A good leg kick by Keil.
Keil throws an overhand right that lands on Pulizzi's shoulder, as Pulizzi tries to avoid the shot.
Pulizzi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Keil just misses with a punch to the body.
Pulizzi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pulizzi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Keil misses with a straight left.
Pulizzi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joe Pulizzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donner Keil is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Keil swings for the body but Pulizzi moves out of range.
Keil falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Pulizzi to counter with a crisp jab.
Keil with a nice cross.
Keil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pulizzi circles away quickly and effectively.
Pulizzi throwing a counter right hand but Keil manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keil throws a body punch but Pulizzi moves out of range.
As Keil looks to move away, Pulizzi throws a big counter combo but Keil just gets out of the way.
Keil throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pulizzi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pulizzi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jab, jab by Keil - just one landing.
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!
Keil throws a jab when Pulizzi was well out of range.
Pulizzi throwing a counter right hand but Keil manages to avoid it.
Keil lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Keil throws a series of punches but Pulizzi avoids them all with ease.
Keil connects with a solid leg kick.
Pulizzi moves away from the strike by Keil.
Keil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keil looks to land a right hand but Pulizzi moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donner Keil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Keil 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donner Keil!
Donner Keil seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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