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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayweather has chosen CCR - Bad Moon Rising as his entrance music. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrone Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Mayweather, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donnelly closes the distance and pushes Mayweather back into the cage.
Donnelly has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mayweather uses from the top position.
Mayweather throws a strike but Donnelly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mayweather has a closed guard, preventing Donnelly from standing up.
Donnelly stands up from Mayweather's guard - Donnelly perhaps looking for a knockout.
Donnelly shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather tries to clinch there but Donnelly circles away.
Donnelly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mayweather as he jumps to the side.
Donnelly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mayweather circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Donnelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donnelly shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mayweather defends it nicely.
Steven Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donnelly shoots for a double leg takedown but Mayweather sprawls well. He's pushed Donnelly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Donnelly is breathing heavily.
Donnelly fails with a takedown attempt.
Mayweather stuffs the takedown.
Mayweather misses with a two punch combination.
Mayweather connects with the punch.
Donnelly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather tries to clinch but Donnelly moves out of range.
Donnelly fails with a takedown attempt.
Mayweather drops Donnelly with a right and a left! Mayweather comes rushing in but Donnelly regains his composure and manages to keep Mayweather in guard.
Donnelly is rocked!
It looks like Steven Donnelly has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayweather in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Donnelly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mayweather trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mayweather is looking to work some ground and pound but Donnelly has wrist control.
Mayweather lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mayweather postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mayweather scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mayweather is looking to work some ground and pound but Donnelly has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly is trying to keep Mayweather in close.
Mayweather throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mayweather scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mayweather in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mayweather scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayweather advances to half guard.
Donnelly is trying to get back to full guard.
Mayweather landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mayweather not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mayweather not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mayweather throwing shots but Donnelly is blocking nicely.
Mayweather not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mayweather not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Donnelly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mayweather tests Donnelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mayweather connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Donnelly momentarily.
Mayweather fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayweather fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mayweather lands the left hand.
Mayweather wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Mayweather dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Donnelly's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Donnelly shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mayweather defends it nicely.
No luck for Donnelly with that takedown attempt.
Mayweather misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mayweather throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steven Donnelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donnelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mayweather.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mayweather defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Donnelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donnelly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly moves into the clinch.
Donnelly is trying to drag Mayweather to the mat but Mayweather just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Donnelly drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mayweather pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tyrone Mayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayweather listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mayweather throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mayweather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayweather throws a nice looking combination but Donnelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mayweather misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donnelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Donnelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donnelly misses with a combination
and Mayweather cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mayweather bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mayweather moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mayweather tries to clinch there but Donnelly circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Donnelly is defended easily by Mayweather.
Donnelly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Donnelly.
Mayweather's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mayweather duly obliges.
Mayweather is looking to clinch but Donnelly is avoiding it.
Mayweather lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mayweather.
Mayweather staying out of range there.
Mayweather connects with a right hand. Donnelly shakes it off.
Donnelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayweather throws out the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Mayweather as Donnelly shoots in.
Donnelly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mayweather tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donnelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather rushes Donnelly and presses him up against the cage.
Donnelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Mayweather backwards.
Donnelly tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mayweather has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mayweather wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Donnelly has Mayweather pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mayweather manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mayweather is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayweather.
Mayweather wants to break free but Donnelly has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Mayweather showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steven Donnelly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Donnelly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mayweather as he jumps to the side.
Nice jab there from Mayweather.
Mayweather misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donnelly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mayweather is fending him off so far but Donnelly persists. Nope, Mayweather circles away and we're back to standing.
Donnelly dodges the punch combination from Mayweather.
Horrible takedown by Donnelly or perhaps it was just good defense by Mayweather which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Donnelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayweather misses with a few strikes there.
Donnelly fails to land the takedown.
Donnelly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left and a right from Mayweather both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Mayweather, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donnelly gets a takedown into half guard.
Donnelly wants to control but Mayweather is keeping him busy.
Donnelly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mayweather's head.
Donnelly seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Donnelly trying to pass the guard but Mayweather defending well.
Mayweather blocking the ground and pound attempt from Donnelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly throws a strike but Mayweather avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Donnelly has gone for a leg lock! Mayweather slips out almost immediately though and dives into Donnelly's guard.
Mayweather working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Donnelly's head.
Mayweather in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mayweather throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donnelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Donnelly keeping moving, preventing Mayweather from controlling successfully.
Donnelly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mayweather trying to control but Donnelly is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly trying to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mayweather scores with a jab.
Donnelly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mayweather stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mayweather wants it to stay on the feet.
Donnelly takes one to the chin there.
Mayweather throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Donnelly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Donnelly is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mayweather sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Donnelly misses with a double jab
and Mayweather counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly avoids the head kick by Mayweather.
Donnelly tries for a takedown but Mayweather sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mayweather might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mayweather wants to clinch.
Nice cross by Mayweather.
Mayweather ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Donnelly dives in and grabs Mayweather's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mayweather pushes down on Donnelly's head and hops out.
Danga de danga de dang - Mayweather scores with a four punch combination!
No joy there for Mayweather, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donnelly with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mayweather counters with a left and a right that stings Donnelly.
Steven Donnelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donnelly closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Mayweather comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mayweather 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Mayweather!
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