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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donato Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chipped Shoulder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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155 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donato Russo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Chipped Shoulder!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shoulder throws a nice looking combination but Russo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Russo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shoulder drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Russo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shoulder postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Russo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shoulder, into his guard.
Shoulder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Russo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shoulder isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Russo stacks Shoulder on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Russo!
Shoulder is looking to regain half guard here but Russo keeps moving and retains side control.
Russo trying to control the position but Shoulder is working away.
Russo is trying to get an arm triangle but Shoulder is defending well.
Shoulder tries to buck Russo off but Russo is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo controls the position.
Russo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shoulder regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russo working over Shoulder with some ground and pound. Shoulder looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shoulder gets back to full guard.
Shoulder is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Russo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shoulder looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Russo trying to control but Shoulder is working from the bottom.
Shoulder wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoulder had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Russo defends it easily.
Shoulder looks gassed!
Russo gets to his feet - Shoulder follows without any prompting.
Chipped Shoulder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shoulder misses with a few strikes there.
Shoulder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shoulder lands a jab-cross combination.
Good work by Shoulder as he checks the leg kick.
Russo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Russo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shoulder explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shoulder throws a hook but Russo avoids it easily.
Russo misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Russo misses with a head kick.
Shoulder misses with a few strikes there.
Shoulder misses with a few strikes there.
Russo walks into a jab.
Shoulder wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shoulder lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shoulder throws a one two combo.
A good leg kick by Russo.
Shoulder bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Russo's head backwards.
Shoulder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shoulder is trying hard to land a takedown here. Russo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shoulder cracks the inside of Russo's front leg.
Russo is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoulder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shoulder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Russo was well out of range. Poor timing from Shoulder.
Russo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shoulder.
Shoulder chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shoulder thows a body shot but no joy.
Shoulder throws a combination. Russo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Shoulder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Russo was well out of range. Poor timing from Shoulder.
Shoulder slaps away a takedown attempt from Russo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shoulder throws a nice inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shoulder.
Russo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shoulder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Russo. That did some damage!
No joy there for Shoulder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chipped Shoulder dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shoulder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horrible takedown by Shoulder or perhaps it was just good defense by Russo which made him look bad.
Shoulder cracks Russo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shoulder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Russo.
Shoulder fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Russo tried to score with a low kick but Shoulder checks it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shoulder.
Shoulder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shoulder avoids the head kick by Russo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shoulder!
Russo motions for Shoulder to come forward. Russo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shoulder shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Russo is trying to defend but Shoulder finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Russo tries to get to full guard but Shoulder has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoulder thows a huge punch but Russo dodges it nicely.
Russo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shoulder.
Shoulder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shoulder thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Russo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shoulder's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shoulder's back!
Shoulder is in bad spot here.
Russo keeps control of the position easily here as Shoulder tries to buck him off.
Shoulder turns into Russo and is now in his guard.
Shoulder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Russo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Russo wants to sweep but no luck.
Russo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shoulder is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Russo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shoulder wants to pass the guard but Russo is keeping the position.
Shoulder scoring with some ground and pound.
Russo trying to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Russo lands a jab to Shoulder's midsection.
Russo tries to land a front kick but Shoulder steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shoulder tries for a takedown but Russo circles away easily
and Russo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Donato Russo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chipped Shoulder.
Russo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shoulder.
Shoulder shoots and misses
and Russo counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoulder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shoulder shoots in but no luck this time.
Shoulder scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shoulder digs a good body shot into Russo's ribs.
Russo tries for a takedown but Shoulder sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shoulder throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Russo was covering up waiting for the punch and Shoulder finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Russo wants to sweep but no luck.
Shoulder in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shoulder drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Russo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Shoulder has Russo in his guard.
Russo trying to control but Shoulder is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoulder has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Russo has passed into side control.
Russo is staying tight to Shoulder's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Shoulder taking a bit of punishment here - Russo scoring with strikes.
Shoulder manages to get back to half guard.
Russo prevents Shoulder from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Russo lands a nice short elbow.
Shoulder manages to get to full guard.
Russo wants to control from the top but Shoulder keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chipped Shoulder will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Shoulder falls off balance throwing a combination
and Russo counters with an inside leg kick.
Russo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shoulder shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Russo pinned against the cage. Russo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Russo.
Shoulder with a lazy takedown attempt
and Russo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shoulder changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Russo tries to avoid it but Shoulder manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Russo to the ground. Russo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Donato Russo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chipped Shoulder.
Russo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shoulder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shoulder gets caught flat footed, as Russo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Russo wants to control from the top but Shoulder keeps moving.
Shoulder wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo trying to control the position from guard on top but Shoulder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Russo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Russo lands a couple of elbows.
Russo wants to control from the top but Shoulder keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shoulder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Russo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Russo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Russo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shoulder.
Nice takedown defense from Russo. No joy for Shoulder on that attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shoulder.
Shoulder tries to score a power double leg takedown but Russo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shoulder somewhat.
Shoulder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shoulder thows a body shot but no joy.
Russo connects with the punch.
A shot to de liver by Shoulder. Beautiful body shot.
Russo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Russo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donato Russo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chipped Shoulder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shoulder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Russo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shoulder checks a leg kick nicely.
Shoulder swinging wildly here.
Russo looks for a takedown but Shoulder sprawls well.
Shoulder with a lazy takedown attempt
and Russo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shoulder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shoulder shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Shoulder was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Shoulder looking to finish with strikes here!
Shoulder sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Russo working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo gets back to half guard.
Shoulder winds up and cracks Russo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shoulder throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Russo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shoulder loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Russo working for a triangle but Shoulder defends it easily.
Shoulder lands a couple of digs.
Chipped Shoulder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shoulder trying to control but Russo is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donato Russo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shoulder has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chipped Shoulder!
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