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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Doncis (ranked 2289 p4p, 2109 weight class) and Matjaz Rihard (ranked 251 p4p, 235 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent MT
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukas Doncis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matjaz Rihard!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rihard lands an overhand right.
Doncis tries to clinch up.
Doncis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rihard on the side of the head.
Doncis tries to clinch up
and Rihard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rihard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Doncis moves away from the strike by Rihard.
Doncis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rihard.
Doncis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rihard.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rihard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rihard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Doncis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Rihard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rihard swats away the attempt to clinch by Doncis.
Rihard throws out a counter right but Doncis avoids it with no problem.
Rihard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice combination there by Rihard.
Doncis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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!
Doncis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rihard connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doncis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rihard.
Doncis misses with a body shot.
Rihard just misses with a punch to the body.
Doncis is looking to counter punch.
Doncis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Rihard misses.
Rihard just misses with a punch to the body.
Doncis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Doncis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doncis moves to clinch but Rihard breaks away
and Rihard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Doncis wants to clinch up but Rihard keeps it at a distance.
Rihard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doncis.
Rihard misses with a hook. Doncis ducked under it nicely.
Matjaz Rihard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rihard swinging wildly here.
Nice shot by Rihard.
Rihard throws a big shot that misses.
Rihard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doncis manages to avoid it.
Doncis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rihard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Rihard misses.
Rihard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rihard throws an overhand right that lands on Doncis's shoulder, as Doncis tries to avoid the shot.
Doncis is looking for a counter combo.
Rihard slips under a jab from Doncis.
Rihard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Doncis wants to clinch
letting Rihard counter with a right hand.
Rihard keeps the fight on the outside.
Rihard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Doncis tries to clinch there but Rihard circles away.
A nice side step and Rihard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rihard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Rihard. Beautiful body shot.
Doncis walks into a stiff left hand from Rihard.
Doncis darts in trying to clinch
and Rihard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doncis wants to clinch up but Rihard keeps it at a distance.
Rihard jabs Doncis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doncis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doncis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doncis is looking to clinch.
Rihard throws an overhand right that lands on Doncis's shoulder, as Doncis tries to avoid the shot.
Doncis scores with a nice head shot.
Doncis throws a jab when Rihard was well out of range.
Doncis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rihard throws a body punch but Doncis moves out of range.
Rihard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doncis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doncis throws a hook but Rihard avoids it easily.
Doncis is looking to clinch.
Doncis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Doncis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doncis can't find room to land a body shot as Rihard controls the action.
Rihard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rihard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Doncis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Doncis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doncis tries to clinch there but Rihard circles away.
Doncis tries to clinch up but Rihard circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rihard looks to land a right hand but Doncis moved out of range.
Doncis tries to close the distance and clinch but Rihard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rihard throws a lazy uppercut
and Doncis counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doncis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rihard lands with a shot to the body.
Rihard has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Doncis defending well as Rihard loads up on a big left hand.
Doncis throws out a loose jab but Rihard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doncis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rihard has time to react.
Doncis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rihard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doncis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Doncis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Doncis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rihard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doncis.
Doncis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rihard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rihard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doncis.
Rihard missing with a left hand there. Doncis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doncis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rihard.
Jab by Rihard.
Rihard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doncis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matjaz Rihard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rihard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Matjaz Rihard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rihard moves out of range of the strikes.
Rihard scores with a sloppy right hand. Doncis should have avoided that one.
Doncis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rihard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doncis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rihard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doncis was well out of range. Poor timing from Rihard.
Doncis darts in and clinches Rihard up against the cage.
Doncis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rihard digs a right hand into Doncis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doncis's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Rihard.
Rihard manages to break the clinch.
Doncis tries to clinch but Rihard moves out of range.
Doncis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doncis works the jab nicely.
Rihard throws a lazy right hand but Doncis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rihard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doncis.
Doncis ducks under a wild hook from Rihard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rihard misses with a looping left.
Rihard scores with a shot to the body.
Rihard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rihard moves out of range of the strikes.
Rihard throws a lazy uppercut
letting Doncis counter with a right hand.
Doncis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rihard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doncis throws an overhand right that lands on Rihard's shoulder, as Rihard tries to avoid the shot.
Doncis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rihard.
Doncis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rihard on the side of the head.
Doncis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doncis lands a head shot.
Doncis tries to clinch but Rihard is having none of it.
Rihard is looking for the big counter here.
Rihard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doncis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doncis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rihard lands a nice shot to the body.
Rihard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rihard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rihard. Doncis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rihard throws a hook but Doncis avoids it easily.
Doncis doesn't manage to clinch there - Rihard circles away.
Doncis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Doncis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Rihard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rihard throws a hook but Doncis avoids it easily.
Rihard lands a slapping body shot.
Doncis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doncis lands a nice hook to Rihard's body. Rihard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rihard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doncis with a nice cross.
A jab from Rihard misses.
Doncis is looking to clinch.
Matjaz Rihard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doncis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doncis tries to clinch but Rihard is having none of it.
Rihard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doncis.
Doncis looks to clinch
and Rihard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rihard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rihard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doncis manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rihard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doncis loads up on a big right hand but Rihard slips the punch.
Rihard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rihard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Doncis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Rihard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rihard. Doncis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doncis moves in looking to clinch but Rihard pushes him off.
A combination from Doncis does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Doncis.
Rihard throws a hook to the side of Doncis's head but Doncis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doncis wants to clinch.
Rihard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Rihard throws out a loose jab but Doncis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doncis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rihard throws a hook but Doncis avoids it easily.
Doncis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Doncis ducks under a wild hook from Rihard.
Doncis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rihard.
Doncis connects with a right hand. Rihard shakes it off.
Doncis avoids the body shot from Rihard.
Rihard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Doncis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doncis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rihard.
Rihard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rihard throws a body punch but Doncis moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rihard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doncis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Doncis lands the left hand.
A combination from Rihard does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doncis. Rihard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doncis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rihard, pushing him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matjaz Rihard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Doncis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doncis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doncis staying out of range there.
Rihard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Doncis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rihard swats away the attempt to clinch by Doncis.
Doncis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rihard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rihard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doncis.
Rihard misses with a looping left.
Doncis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rihard defending well as Doncis loads up on a big left hand.
Doncis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rihard swings widly with a right hand
and Doncis counters with a straight right hand.
Doncis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Rihard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doncis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doncis takes a swing at Rihard's ribcage but misses.
Doncis blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Rihard.
Doncis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doncis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Doncis defending well as Rihard loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Doncis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doncis slips a straight right by Rihard.
Doncis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rihard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doncis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doncis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab from Doncis.
Rihard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rihard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doncis misses with a looping left.
Doncis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rihard manages to avoid it.
Rihard misses with a body shot.
Rihard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doncis was well out of range. Poor timing from Rihard.
Rihard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rihard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doncis was well out of range. Poor timing from Rihard.
Lukas Doncis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rihard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rihard lands a nice hook to Doncis's body. Doncis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rihard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doncis momentarily.
Doncis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Doncis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rihard throws a counter combo.
Doncis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rihard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rihard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rihard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rihard looks to land a right hand but Doncis moved out of range.
Rihard scores with a shot to the body.
Doncis tries to clinch there but Rihard circles away.
Doncis misses with a hook. Rihard ducked under it nicely.
Rihard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Doncis slips a jab from Rihard.
Doncis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doncis misses with a punch on the inside.
Doncis misses with a punch on the inside.
Doncis has a couple of punches blocked by Rihard.
Doncis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Doncis fails to land.
Doncis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doncis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doncis lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Doncis fails to land.
Doncis throws a head punch that misses.
Doncis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Doncis.
Rihard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rihard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rihard blocking some punches.
Doncis blocking some punches.
Doncis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rihard's elbow.
Doncis tries to throw a body punch but Rihard avoids it by throwing Doncis back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rihard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rihard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Rihard.
Doncis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Come on Rihard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rihard scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Rihard blocking some punches.
Rihard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rihard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doncis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doncis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lukas Doncis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rihard misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rihard.
Rihard content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Doncis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doncis stalling in the clinch but Rihard improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Doncis fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Doncis.
A shot in the inside from Doncis.
Matjaz Rihard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Doncis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Rihard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matjaz Rihard.
I've got Rihard 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matjaz Rihard!
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