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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donato Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milton Vessey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donato Russo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Milton Vessey!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vessey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Russo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Russo ducks under a wild hook from Vessey.
Vessey blocks a head kick by Russo.
Vessey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vessey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Russo slips a jab from Vessey.
Vessey throws the left hand but Russo avoids the punch easily.
Russo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Russo ducks under a wild hook from Vessey.
Russo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vessey.
Vessey swinging wildly here.
Vessey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vessey scores with a three punch combo!
Russo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vessey.
Vessey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Russo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vessey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Russo was well out of range. Poor timing from Vessey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo misses with a low kick.
Russo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vessey is able to avoid easily.
Vessey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Russo wants to slow Vessey down by chopping away at his legs.
Russo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vessey finds it's way round the side to connect with Russo's head.
Russo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vessey scores with a nice right hand.
Russo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Russo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vessey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Russo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Russo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vessey.
Russo defending well as Vessey loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheers as Vessey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Russo doesn't seem phased though.
Vessey checks a low kick from Russo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vessey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Milton Vessey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Russo is defended easily by Vessey.
Vessey throws out a loose jab but Russo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vessey connects with a single shot there.
Vessey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Russo.
Vessey blocks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Russo.
Vessey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Russo has time to react.
Vessey 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Vessey misses the target.
Vessey misses with a straight right.
Russo tries to work over Vessey's front leg with a kick but Vessey checks it.
Vessey is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Russo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Vessey thows a body shot but no joy.
Russo connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Russo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Russo tries a low kick but Vessey avoids it.
Vessey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vessey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo moves forwards but Vessey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Russo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vessey.
Russo motions for Vessey to come forward. Russo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Russo lands a high kick!
Vessey throws a hook but Russo blocks it.
Russo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vessey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Russo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vessey is trying to defend but Russo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vessey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Russo is working away from the top position though.
Russo stops Vessey from getting back to his feet.
Vessey looks gassed!
Russo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vessey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Russo slips a nice elbow through Vessey's hands, connecting with Vessey's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vessey is trying to maintain the position but Russo is very close to passing his half guard.
Vessey looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.
Russo is looking for a kimura here.
Russo is controlling the pace.
Vessey is staying active underneath Russo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vessey is looking to escape.
Vessey wants to improve his position but Russo is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donato Russo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vessey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vessey lands with an overhand left.
Vessey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Russo throws and low kick but Vessey moves out of range easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
No luck for Russo with that takedown attempt.
Milton Vessey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Russo throws a leg kick which misses Vessey's front leg but catches the back leg as Vessey tries to avoid it.
Vessey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Russo tries to move into range but Vessey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Russo slips a jab from Vessey.
Vessey looks to score with a jab to the body but Russo is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Russo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vessey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vessey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Russo ducks right into an uppercut from Vessey.
A clash of legs there as Vessey blocks the low kick.
Nice defenses there by Russo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vessey throws a hook but Russo blocks it.
A jab from Vessey finds it's way through Russo's defenses.
Vessey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vessey misses with a double jab.
Vessey lands with a nice body punch.
Vessey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Russo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vessey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A leg kick checked by Vessey.
Russo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Russo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Vessey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Russo throws a wild body kick that Vessey sees coming a mile off.
Vessey with a jab.
Vessey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Russo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo moves out of range as Vessey strikes.
Russo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vessey.
Vessey scores with a body shot.
Vessey throws an overhand right that lands on Russo's shoulder, as Russo tries to avoid the shot.
Russo slips a jab from Vessey.
Vessey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vessey connects with a jab.
Vessey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Russo throws a leg kick but Vessey checks it.
Russo throws a leg kick but Vessey checks it.
Vessey misses with a straight right.
Russo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vessey tries to avoid it but Russo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vessey to the ground. Vessey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Russo misses with a low kick.
A left lands for Vessey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo tries a head kick but it misses.
Vessey cracks Russo with a good jab.
Russo misses with a low kick as Vessey jumps back.
Vessey cracks Russo with a good jab.
Russo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vessey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vessey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vessey.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vessey. Russo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Russo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vessey is out of range and Russo settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Russo.
Vessey throws a one two combo.
Vessey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vessey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vessey missing with a left hand there. Russo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo moves out of range of the strikes.
Russo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vessey's waist but Vessey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Russo off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donato Russo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Russo shoots for a takedown but Vessey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Russo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Russo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vessey scores with a jab. Russo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Russo misses with a low kick.
Vessey looks to land a right hand but Russo moved out of range.
Vessey cracks Russo with a good jab.
Russo tries a low kick but Vessey avoids it.
Russo moves away from the strike by Vessey.
Vessey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vessey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Russo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milton Vessey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Vessey.
Vessey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Russo.
Vessey checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vessey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Russo moves away.
Vessey avoids the head kick by Russo.
Russo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Russo throws a wild body kick that Vessey sees coming a mile off.
Vessey scores with a shot to the body.
Vessey thows a body shot but no joy.
Vessey checks a low kick from Russo.
Vessey avoids the head kick by Russo.
Russo throws out a leg kick but Vessey moves out of range and Russo only half commits.
Russo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Vessey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vessey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Russo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vessey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vessey takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vessey tries to bum rush Russo with a series of wild strikes but Russo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vessey lands a head shot.
Vessey just misses with a punch to the body.
Russo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vessey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vessey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Russo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Russo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vessey.
Nice uppercut lands for Vessey. That snapped Russo's head back.
Vessey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vessey catches Russo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vessey cracks Russo with a good jab.
Russo walks into a left hand.
Vessey throws a shot from downtown. Russo moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vessey misses with a body shot.
Russo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vessey cracks a nice hook into Russo's ribs.
Russo slips a jab from Vessey.
Russo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vessey throws a shot to the body.
Vessey misses with a looping left.
Vessey lands a glancing blow to the side of Russo's head.
Russo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vessey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Russo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vessey if he has to take too many more of those.
Russo looks to land a body kick but Vessey moved away.
Vessey checks a low kick from Russo.
Russo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Vessey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Russo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vessey checks a leg kick nicely.
Russo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Russo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vessey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Russo circles away quickly and effectively.
Russo is looking to chop away at Vessey's legs.
Vessey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Russo thumps Vessey with a low kick.
Vessey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Russo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vessey.
Vessey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Russo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vessey checks the leg kick.
Russo is looking to slow Vessey down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vessey throws a body punch but Russo moves out of range.
Vessey misses with a looping left.
Vessey blocks a leg kick.
Vessey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Russo can pounce on him.
Russo slips a jab from Vessey.
Vessey loads up on a big right hand but Russo slips the punch.
Russo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vessey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Russo is in close to Vessey's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Russo slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vessey won't allow Russo to pass to mount.
Vessey trying to control from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donato Russo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Russo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donato Russo!
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energy
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RATING
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