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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Peleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peleus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Iron Mask Alexander The Great kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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146 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donnie Stevens! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Peleus! The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Peleus throws a body punch but Stevens moves out of range. Alexander Peleus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Peleus misses with a hook to the body
and Stevens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Peleus throws an off balance right hand
and Stevens counters with a straight right hand. Peleus lands a really nice looking cross but Stevens seems unphased.
Stevens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Peleus misses with a body shot
and Stevens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Peleus misses with a hook to the body
and Stevens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Stevens's corner calls for a 1-2. Stevens obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Stevens defending well as Peleus loads up on a big left hand. Peleus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stevens counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Stevens misses with a hook from the clinch. A body shot lands from Stevens.
Peleus breaks the clinch.
Stevens misses with a hook. Peleus ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Peleus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peleus throws a lazy uppercut
and Stevens counters with a series of strikes. Peleus will be more careful next time no doubt. Peleus takes a swing at Stevens's ribcage but misses. Peleus misses with a hook
and Stevens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Stevens jabs at Peleus's body. Peleus misses with a few strikes there.
Stevens takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Peleus misses with a leg kick and Stevens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Peleus misses with a lunging right hand
and Stevens counters with a lovely shot to the body. Peleus throws a series of punches but Stevens avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Peleus thows a leg kick but Stevens checks it and Stevens counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Peleus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stevens in his tracks. Stevens lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Peleus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stevens on the side of the head. Stevens misses with a two punch combination.
Peleus throws a right hand that misses
and Stevens counters by clinching up. Stevens lands a right hand. Stevens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevens connects with a solid leg kick. Peleus throws an off balance right hand
and Stevens counters with a stiff right hand. Peleus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stevens counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Peleus throws a leg kick and Stevens counters with a nice body shot. Peleus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Stevens cracks a nice hook into Peleus's ribs. Peleus misses with a combination
and Stevens counters with a nice uppercut. Stevens is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Stevens throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Peleus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stevens throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Peleus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stevens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stevens throws a poor cross that misses
and Peleus counters with a two punch combo. Stevens scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Peleus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peleus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stevens. Stevens misses with a series of wild punches.
Peleus wants to land a leg kick but Stevens is out of range. Peleus staying out of range there. Peleus swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Stevens to counter with a crisp jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Stevens dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Peleus throws an off balance right hand
and Stevens counters by clinching up. Peleus drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stevens breaks from the clinch.
Peleus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stevens. Peleus missing with a left hand there. Stevens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Peleus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevens.
Peleus misses with a right hand and Stevens counters with a nice uppercut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Peleus throws out a leg kick but Stevens moves out of range and Peleus only half commits. Stevens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Stevens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peleus lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. A slapping leg kick lands for Peleus.
Peleus throws a lazy head kick and Stevens counters with a left to the body. Peleus swings and misses with a shot to the body and Stevens counters with a three punch combo that has Peleus backing up. Peleus nods at Stevens to acknowledge the strikes. Peleus misses with a shot to the body and Stevens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Peleus scores with a jab to the head.
Peleus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Peleus misses with a left hand and Stevens makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Peleus throws a push kick but Stevens slaps the foot to one side. Stevens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stevens swings widly with a right hand
and Peleus counters with a straight right hand. Peleus misses with a hook
and Stevens counters with a left to the body. Peleus misses with a jab to the body
enabling Stevens to counter with a crisp jab. A shot to the body from Peleus misses and Stevens counters with a lovely straight right hand! Peleus throws a lazy uppercut
and Stevens moves into the clinch. Stevens has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. A hook to the body from Stevens.
Stevens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Stevens keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stevens scores with a nice head shot. Peleus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stevens counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Peleus throws a sloppy head kick and Stevens moves out of range easily. A shot to the body from Peleus misses and Stevens counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Peleus thinking. Stevens misses with a lunging right hand
and Peleus counters with a nice body shot. Stevens bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Peleus's head backwards. Peleus misses with a combination
and Stevens counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Peleus misses with a lunging right hand
and Stevens counters by clinching up. Stevens works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Stevens.
Peleus is breathing heavily. Stevens prevents the takedown attempt.
Peleus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Donnie Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Peleus. Stevens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peleus backwards. Stevens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peleus backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stevens stops a takedown attempt from Peleus.
Stevens lands an uppercut. Nice body punch from Stevens. Peleus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Stevens lands an uppercut. Good body shot from Stevens.
Stevens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stevens catches Peleus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Peleus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stevens cracks a nice hook into Peleus's ribs. Peleus misses with an uppercut
and Stevens counters with a one-two to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Stevens lands a head shot. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Peleus thows a leg kick but Stevens checks it and Stevens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. A slow jab from Stevens misses its intended target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Stevens dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Peleus moves forwards but Stevens connects with a nice, crisp jab. Peleus throws a poor cross that misses
and Stevens counters with a left to the body. A slow jab from Peleus misses its intended target. Stevens looks to land a combination but Peleus avoids it well. Peleus misses with an uppercut
and Stevens counters with a nice uppercut. A shot to the body from Peleus misses letting Stevens counter with a right hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Peleus throws a sloppy body shot
and Stevens counters with a nice uppercut. Peleus misses with an uppercut
and Stevens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Peleus defending well as Stevens loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stevens checks a leg kick nicely. Peleus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Peleus swings widly with a right hand
and Stevens counters with a left to the body. Peleus throws a poor cross that misses
and Stevens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Stevens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peleus.
Peleus throws a right hand that misses
and Stevens counters by clinching up. Stevens misses with the head strike.
Peleus takes a shot to the head. A shot in the inside from Stevens. Peleus is trying to drag Stevens to the mat but Stevens just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Stevens manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Peleus misses and Stevens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stevens with a body punch. A glancing blow. Peleus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Peleus is looking to slow Stevens down with leg kicks. A jab from Stevens does it's job there. Peleus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stevens counters with a left and a right that stings Peleus. Peleus misses with an uppercut
and Stevens counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stevens. Stevens softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Peleus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. A right hand to the body from Stevens.
Stevens prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stevens creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Peleus is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stevens gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Donnie Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Peleus. A short right from Stevens on the inside. Stevens lands a left hand.
Peleus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Stevens.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stevens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Stevens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Stevens connects with a right hand. Peleus shakes it off. Peleus throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Stevens to counter with a crisp jab. Stevens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Peleus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Peleus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stevens lands with a straight right. Peleus didn't see that one coming. Peleus looks to throw a body kick and Stevens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Stevens stuns Peleus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Peleus throws a right hand that misses
enabling Stevens to counter with a crisp jab. Peleus misses with a right hand and Stevens counters with a stiff right hand. Peleus avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Stevens connects with a body shot that sends Peleus's belly button to the back. Peleus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Peleus throws a lazy head kick and Stevens counters with a straight punch to the midsection. A shot to the body from Peleus misses and Stevens counters with a left to the body. Stevens uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Peleus has time to react. Stevens's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stevens duly obliges. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Stevens clearly takes that round. 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.
Peleus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Peleus misses with a left hand and Stevens counters with a straight right hand. Peleus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stevens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Peleus looks to throw the jab but Stevens is out of range. Peleus misses with a right hand and Stevens makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Peleus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Peleus throws a head kick but Stevens moves out of range.
Peleus moves out of range of the strikes. Stevens smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peleus.
Peleus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stevens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Stevens bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Peleus's head backwards. Peleus tries to land a body kick and Stevens counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Stevens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peleus can do to turn this around? Peleus misses with a hook
and Peleus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Stevens takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. A shot to the liver by Stevens. Beautiful body shot. Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peleus moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Peleus throws a poor cross that misses
and Stevens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Stevens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Peleus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. A low kick from Peleus misses and Stevens counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Peleus thinking. Peleus misses with a hook
and Stevens counters with a right hand to the body. Peleus is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted. Stevens throws a jab but it's blocked by Peleus. Stevens throws a lazy right hand but Peleus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Peleus misses with a two punch combination.
A jab lands there for Stevens.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Peleus gets off balance looking for a body kick and Stevens moves into the clinch. A shot in the inside from Stevens. A right hand to the body from Stevens.
Peleus tries to score a body lock takedown but Stevens shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Stevens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Peleus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stevens throws out the jab. Peleus throws a leg kick and Stevens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Nice cross by Stevens. Peleus throws a leg kick that is checked and Stevens counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Peleus thinking. Some wild striking there from Stevens.
A slow jab from Stevens misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Peleus thows a body shot but no joy. Stevens fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Peleus. Peleus misses with a body punch
and Peleus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Peleus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stevens counters with a straight right hand. Peleus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Stevens misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Stevens had his way with Alexander Peleus in that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stevens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Stevens throws a looping overhand right but Peleus ducks down to avoid it. Peleus throws a combination that misses and Stevens counters with a stiff right hand. Peleus throws a body kick the misses and Stevens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Peleus throws a right hand that misses
and Stevens counters with a nice body shot. Peleus misses the body punch and Stevens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Peleus throws an off balance right hand
enabling Stevens to counter with a crisp jab. A big right from Stevens misses. Peleus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stevens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round. Peleus throws an off balance right hand
and Stevens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Peleus defending well as Stevens loads up on a big left hand. Peleus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stevens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Peleus thows a body shot but no joy. Stevens misses with a left hand and Peleus counters with a lovely shot to the body. Donnie Stevens is winning the standup battle so far. Peleus throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Stevens to counter with a crisp jab. Peleus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Stevens checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Peleus looks to throw a body kick and Stevens counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Peleus misses with a hook to the body
and Stevens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Peleus throws a right hand that Stevens ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevens also avoids with ease. A shot to the body from Peleus misses and Stevens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Stevens lands with a straight right. Peleus didn't see that one coming. A big right from Stevens misses. Peleus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stevens to score with a decent uppercut. Peleus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Peleus misses with a hook
and Stevens counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Peleus thinking. Stevens lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stevens. Peleus scores with a jab. Stevens moves into range and connects with a jab. Peleus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Peleus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peleus works Stevens's body with a nice hook. Peleus misses with an uppercut
and Stevens makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stevens catches Peleus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Peleus throws a chopping leg kick but Stevens manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Peleus misses with a left hand and Peleus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stevens, as that shot connected.
Peleus throws a leg kick that is checked and Stevens counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Peleus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stevens prevents it.
Stevens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Peleus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Peleus is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? Peleus takes a shot to the head. Stevens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Peleus tries to pull guard but Stevens holds him up against the cage and eventually Peleus drops back down to his feet.
Stevens prevents the takedown attempt.
Alexander Peleus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Donnie Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Peleus. Peleus takes a shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight! Donnie Stevens showed his dominance in that final round. Well Stevens has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45 Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 50:45 Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Stevens! Donnie Stevens retains his featherweight title!
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