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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Donnelly (ranked 2796 p4p, 2999 weight class) and Enrique Stevens (ranked 316 p4p, 335 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Craig Donnelly has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Craig Donnelly seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Craig Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Enrique Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Donnelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stevens unleashes a big counter combination but Donnelly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Stevens moves into range and clinches up with Donnelly.
Donnelly wants to take the fight to the mat but Stevens manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stevens throws a head punch that misses.
Stevens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stevens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stevens moves into the clinch.
Stevens makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donnelly could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stevens lands a shoulder strike.
Stevens is struggling to control the position.
Donnelly blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stevens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Donnelly tries to circle away but Stevens has him pinned against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Stevens.
Stevens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stevens slips a straight right by Donnelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Donnelly, pushing him back against the cage.
Donnelly drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stevens gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Donnelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Craig Donnelly has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Stevens.
Donnelly is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Donnelly wants to take the fight to the mat but Stevens manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stevens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stevens stops a takedown attempt from Donnelly.
Stevens lands a right hand.
Donnelly is breathing heavily.
Stevens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Stevens lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stevens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stevens lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stevens.
Donnelly jumps guard but Stevens stands there with Donnelly around his waist. Donnelly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stevens drives through and clinches with Donnelly against the cage.
A short uppercut from Stevens.
Donnelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stevens softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stevens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stevens is trying to trip Donnelly. He has hold of a leg but Donnelly is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Stevens persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Donnelly kicks Stevens off and gets to his feet.
Donnelly throws a hook to the side of Stevens's head but Stevens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donnelly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches.
Donnelly wants a takedown.
Stevens lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Stevens.
Stevens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Donnelly drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stevens gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Donnelly blocking some punches.
Donnelly tries for a takedown but Stevens manages to get underhooks.
Donnelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stevens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stevens lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Stevens lands a right hand.
Donnelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stevens.
Stevens prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Donnelly or not.
Stevens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donnellys head.
Donnelly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stevens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stevens scores with a shoulder strike.
Donnelly tries to score a body lock takedown but Stevens shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stevens lands with a right to the head.
Stevens gets through Donnelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stevens scores with a shoulder strike.
Donnelly tries to pull guard but Stevens forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Donnelly turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Donnelly manages to end up in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevens is looking to reverse the position.
Donnelly tries to move to mount but Stevens blocks the move with his legs.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet but Donnelly drags him back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Stevens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Donnelly's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stevens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donnelly throws out the jab.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches.
Donnelly drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Donnelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donnelly takes a shot to the head.
Stevens lands with a light punch inside.
Stevens manages to break the clinch.
Donnelly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stevens circles away.
Stevens clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens breaks from the clinch.
Donnelly tries to keep at a distance but Stevens has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Stevens scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stevens pushes Donnelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly goes for a takedown attempt but Stevens pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Donnelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens has Donnelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Stevens has a couple of punches blocked by Donnelly.
A head punch on the inside from Stevens fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Stevens.
Stevens misses with the head strike.
Stevens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stevens displaying some good clinch control by pressing Donnelly up against the cage.
Stevens lands a nice uppercut.
Stevens throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Stevens.
Stevens throws a punch but it's blocked by Donnelly.
Stevens lands a hook that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Stevens stops a takedown attempt from Donnelly.
Donnelly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stevens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stevens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Donnelly drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Donnelly wants to take the fight to the mat but Stevens manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stevens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stevens presses Donnelly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Donnelly jumps guard but Stevens turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Stevens.
Donnelly drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stevens gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short left from Stevens.
Stevens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stevens lands a shoulder strike.
Donnelly is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stevens taking a breather.
Stevens lands a right hand.
Enrique Stevens seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Donnelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stevens swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stevens lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stevens.
Donnelly takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stevens manages to break the clinch.
Donnelly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stevens's waist but Stevens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Donnelly off to one side.
Stevens pushes Donnelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Stevens gets through Donnelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stevens will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Donnelly up against the cage.
Stevens scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stevens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Stevens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Craig Donnelly's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Donnelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stevens has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stevens lands a nice uppercut.
Stevens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donnelly's elbow.
Donnelly tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stevens smiles and moves away.
Stevens moves into the clinch.
Donnelly is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stevens pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stevens jumps guard.
Donnelly controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly drops back looking for a leg! Stevens is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stevens manages to kick Donnelly off! Donnelly jumps back into Stevens's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Donnelly from controlling successfully.
Stevens really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Donnelly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stevens is looking to stand up but Donnelly isn't so interested in that idea.
Donnelly seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Donnelly wants to pass the guard but Stevens is keeping the position.
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.
Stevens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Donnelly shoots in and drives through. Stevens sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Donnelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Donnelly misses the target.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevens moves away.
Stevens moves into range and clinches up with Donnelly.
Stevens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stevens scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Donnelly is trying to drag Stevens to the mat but Stevens just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stevens gets through Donnelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens misses with the head strike.
Stevens makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stevens has a couple of punches blocked by Donnelly.
Stevens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Stevens scores with a nice short uppercut.
Donnelly is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Stevens's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Stevens manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stevens lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stevens creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Donnelly has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stevens after a bit of a struggle.
Stevens scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevens is pressed up against the cage. Donnelly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stevens down to the mat. Stevens avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Donnelly wants to slow Stevens down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens clinches up with Donnelly and pushes him back against the cage.
Stevens lands a nice shot to the body.
Stevens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stevens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Enrique Stevens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stevens pushes Donnelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stevens.
Stevens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnelly.
Stevens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Craig Donnelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stevens slips a straight right by Donnelly.
A countering left hand to the body from Stevens misses.
Nice sprawl there from Stevens as Donnelly shoots in.
Stevens throws a counter combo.
Stevens gets a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enrique Stevens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stevens winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrique Stevens!
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