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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Requina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny O Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Requina could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Danny O Donnelly's chin.
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220 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Requina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny O Donnelly!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donnelly thows a leg kick but Requina checks it
and Requina counters with a takedown into side control.
O Donnelly avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Requina.
O Donnelly is looking to reverse the position.
O Donnelly struggling a bit here.
O Donnelly tries to bench press Requina off him but Requina keeps the position.
O Donnelly is not content to let Requina control the position.
O Donnelly is trying to control Requina's posture but Requina avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Donnelly is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnelly is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Requina decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Danny O Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Donnelly looks to land a body kick but Requina moved away.
O Donnelly is looking to land body kicks.
O Donnelly is looking to land body kicks.
A low kick from O Donnelly is predictable there
and Requina counters with a shoot takedown. O Donnelly fights it but they end up in guard.
O Donnelly has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Requina stopping the sweep attempt from O Donnelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Requina wants to control from the top but O Donnelly keeps moving.
O Donnelly is trying to control the position but Requina postures up.
O Donnelly has a closed guard, preventing Requina from standing up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Requina pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Donnelly is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Requina lands a nice looking body shot.
O Donnelly throws a lazy uppercut
and O Donnelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Requina tries to bum rush O Donnelly with a series of wild strikes but O Donnelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Donnelly scores with a spinning back kick!
O Donnelly throws a lazy body kick
and Requina counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Requina counters with a low kick, right behind O Donnelly 's knee.
O Donnelly throws a right hand that misses
and Requina counters with a nice body shot.
Requina misses with a few strikes there.
Requina's jab looks to have found its range, popping O Donnelly under the eye.
O Donnelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Donnelly thuds his right hand into Requina's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
O Donnelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy body kick from O Donnelly
and Requina counters with a low kick, right behind O Donnelly 's knee.
O Donnelly misses with the body kick
and Requina counters with a stiff right hand.
Decent striking displayed by O Donnelly there.
A head kick by O Donnelly misses
and Requina counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Requina takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Requina fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from O Donnelly is predictable there
and Requina counters with a head kick.
O Donnelly throws a body kick the misses
and Requina counters with a nice low kick that buckles O Donnelly's knee momentarily.
O Donnelly looks gassed!
O Donnelly thows a leg kick but Requina checks it
and Requina counters with a right hand to the body.
O Donnelly throws a leg kick
and Requina counters with a straight right hand.
O Donnelly is rocked!
Requina feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending O Donnelly crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Requina!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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