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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Swole Ricky Martin (ranked 401 p4p, 303 weight class) and Elwyn Donal (ranked 54 p4p, 42 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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24 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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 37 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Swole Ricky Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Elwyn Donal!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin misses with a straight left.
Donal 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.
Donal walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Swole Ricky Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin throws a solid leg kick but Donal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martin.
Martin throws a poor cross that misses
and Donal counters with a low kick, right behind Martin 's knee.
Donal moves out of range of the body kick from Martin.
Donal scores with a decent looking hook.
Martin misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Despite the aggression on Donal's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Martin misses with a lunging right hand
and Donal counters with a nice body shot.
Martin with a nice calf kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin takes one to the side of the head.
Good work by Donal as he checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Donal! But no joy.
Martin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donal appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Martin is looking to score with low kicks.
Donal unleashes a big counter combination but Martin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Donal.
A little jabbing left from Donal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donal ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Donal is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Donal cracks Martin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Donal has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Martin to stand back up!
It looks like Swole Ricky Martin has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Donal's head but Donal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martin throws a lazy body kick
and Donal counters with a crisp right hand that drops Martin! Donal lets Martin back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Martin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donal. That did some damage!
Martin looks to land a right hand but Donal moved out of range.
A shot to the liver by Martin. Beautiful body shot.
Martin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Donal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Martin tries to clinch up.
Donal is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Martin with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Martin.
Donal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Martin misses with a jab to the body
and Martin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donal ducks right into an uppercut from Martin.
Martin feints and then cracks Donal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donal down.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Donal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Donal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Donal.
Martin moves into the clinch.
Donal swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Martin.
Martin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Donal's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Donal misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Donal.
Martin blocks a body shot from Donal.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donal.
Martin is trying to maintain a safe position but Donal gets an underhook and turns Martin into the cage.
Martin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Martin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short uppercut from Martin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Donal up against the cage.
A short right from Donal.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martin blocking some punches.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Donal misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elwyn Donal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Swole Ricky Martin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Martin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Donal moves out of range of the strikes.
Donal steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Donal keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Donal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Donal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Donal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donal appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Donal.
Martin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin misses with a body kick.
Martin misses the body punch
and Donal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martin misses with a right hand
and Donal counters with a straight right hand.
Martin missing with a left hand there. Donal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donal is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Martin with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martin misses with a hook. Donal ducked under it nicely.
Donal steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Martin throws the kick towards the body but Donal avoids it.
Martin swings for the body but Donal moves out of range.
Donal is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Martin with a body shot.
Martin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donal staying out of range there.
Despite the aggression on Donal's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Martin throws a solid leg kick but Donal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martin.
Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A low kick lands for Martin.
Martin throws a lazy head kick
and Donal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martin swings widly with a right hand
and Donal counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Martin misses
and Donal counters with a leg kick.
Donal slips a jab from Martin.
Donal flicks out a counter leg kick but Martin steps away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin tests Donal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin misses with a leg kick
and Donal counters with a nice uppercut.
Martin wants to clinch up but Donal keeps it at a distance.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Martin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Donal appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Martin wants to land a leg kick but Donal is out of range.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Martin looks to throw a body kick
and Donal counters with a nice right hand that sends Martin toppling to the canvas! Martin scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Donal finish him?!
Martin is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Donal throws a body shot but no joy.
Martin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martin misses the jab.
Donal is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Martin with a body shot.
Donal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donal.
Martin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donal. That did some damage!
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donal moves out of range of the body kick from Martin.
Donal is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Martin with a body shot.
Donal cracks Martin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Donal has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Martin to stand back up!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Elwyn Donal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Swole Ricky Martin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Martin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martin scores with a leg kick.
Martin throws a lazy uppercut
and Donal counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martin's knee momentarily.
Donal checks a low kick from Martin.
Donal cracks Martin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Martin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Donal finish him?
Martin misses with a left hand
and Donal counters with a crisp right that sends Martin to the canvas! Donal follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elwyn Donal!
In his post fight interview, Elwyn Donal started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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