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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Fagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Stephenson Donley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey Fagan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyler Stephenson Donley's chin.
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173 cm
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159 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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183 cm
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150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joey Fagan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Stephenson Donley! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stephenson Donley rushes Fagan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Stephenson Donley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fagan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stephenson Donley.
Stephenson Donley lands a good knee to the midsection. Fagan won't want to take too many of those. Fagan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stephenson Donley pulls him back up using the underhooks. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Fagan looking for a takedown. Stephenson Donley connects with a knee to the head.
Stephenson Donley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stephenson Donley manages to break the clinch.
Stephenson Donley clinches up against the cage. Stephenson Donley misses with a knee strike.
Stephenson Donley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Stephenson Donley tries to clinch up. Fagan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Stephenson Donley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fagan swats him away and circles back towards the center. Fagan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stephenson Donley fails in his attempt to clinch. Stephenson Donley tries to close the distance and clinch but Fagan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Fagan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Fagan stands up and beckons Stephenson Donley to join him on the feet. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fagan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stephenson Donley tries to avoid it but Fagan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stephenson Donley to the ground. Stephenson Donley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Fagan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fagan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fagan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stephenson Donley sprawls well. Stephenson Donley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fagan gets slowly back to his feet. Stephenson Donley tries to clinch there but Fagan circles away.
Stephenson Donley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Stephenson Donley stuffs the takedown. No luck for Fagan with that takedown attempt. Fagan is breathing heavily. Stephenson Donley is looking to clinch. Horrible takedown by Fagan or perhaps it was just good defense by Stephenson Donley which made him look bad. Stephenson Donley tries to close the distance and clinch but Fagan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Stephenson Donley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fagan's calf. Stephenson Donley moves into the clinch. Fagan tries for a takedown but Stephenson Donley manages to get underhooks.
Fagan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stephenson Donley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fagan is trying to drag Stephenson Donley to the mat but Stephenson Donley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Stephenson Donley manages to break the clinch.
Tyler Stephenson Donley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stephenson Donley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fagan, pushing him back against the cage. Fagan goes for a takedown attempt but Stephenson Donley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fagan swats away the attempt to clinch by Stephenson Donley. Stephenson Donley tries to clinch up but Fagan circles away and keeps his distance. Stephenson Donley forces Fagan back against the cage and clinches. Stephenson Donley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Stephenson Donley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Tyler Stephenson Donley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Stephenson Donley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fagan, pushing him back against the cage. Stephenson Donley manages to break the clinch.
Stephenson Donley tries to clinch up but Fagan circles away and keeps his distance. Stephenson Donley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fagan, pushing him back against the cage. Stephenson Donley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fagan's face.
Stephenson Donley breaks from the clinch.
Stephenson Donley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fagan, pushing him back against the cage. Stephenson Donley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stephenson Donley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stephenson Donley obliges. Fagan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fagan letting Stephenson Donley take a breather here. Stephenson Donley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fagan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stephenson Donley tries to clinch but Fagan is having none of it. Stephenson Donley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fagan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stephenson Donley pinned against the cage. Stephenson Donley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Stephenson Donley tries to clinch there but Fagan circles away.
Stephenson Donley closes the distance and clinches. Stephenson Donley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stephenson Donley.
Stephenson Donley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fagan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stephenson Donley throws a sloppy head kick and Fagan moves out of range easily. Stephenson Donley scoring well with a low kick there.
Stephenson Donley slaps away a takedown attempt from Fagan, before circling back to the center of the mat. Horrible takedown by Fagan or perhaps it was just good defense by Stephenson Donley which made him look bad. Stephenson Donley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stephenson Donley wants it to stay on the feet. Stephenson Donley wants to clinch. Stephenson Donley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Stephenson Donley fails in his attempt to clinch. Stephenson Donley is looking to clinch. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. An inside leg kick lands from Stephenson Donley. Stephenson Donley gets in close and instigates a clinch. Stephenson Donley connects with a knee to the head.
Stephenson Donley landing knees to the head.
Stephenson Donley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Stephenson Donley dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stephenson Donley rushes Fagan and presses him up against the cage. Fagan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stephenson Donley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Stephenson Donley breaks the clinch.
Stephenson Donley misses with a head kick.
Stephenson Donley lands with a slapping head kick. Fagan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Stephenson Donley is pushing Fagan's head away, looking to escape. Fagan manages to hold on to the position though. Fagan is putting a hurting on Stephenson Donley here, landing some big shots from side control. Fagan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fagan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Stephenson Donley pushes Fagan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fagan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Stephenson Donley is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fagan scores with punches from side control. Fagan prevents Stephenson Donley from escaping the position. Fagan moves into full mount! Fagan with the ground and pound from mount. Fagan swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joey Fagan!
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hype
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